I'm a Class 11 student studying physics, chemistry, biology and psychology. I want to keep psychology (hons) as my second option, the first being medicine, and plan to become a clinical psychologist. Do let me know which courses I need to apply for and about the good colleges. What's the difference between psychology and clinical psychology?
-Tanika Clinical psychology is one of the several specialised areas of work in psychology. It is concerned with the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental disorders. While clinical psychologists often work in medical settings, they are not medical doctors and do not prescribe medication.
Clinical psychology is the largest subfield within psychology. There are also speciality areas within clinical psychology, including child mental health, adult mental health, learning disabilities, emotional disturbances, substance abuse, geriatrics, health psychology and so on.
After a BA in psychology, most students choose to get into an MA in psychology to gain more indepth understanding of the subject.
While there are some institutes that offer MA courses in clinical psychology, in most cases you need to pursue an MPhil degree after your masters to become a clinical psychologist.
A few of the institutes for MPhil are as follows: National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore www.nimhans.kar.nic.in Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, New Delhi ihbas.delhigovt.nic.in From BBE to PR I am a chemistry graduate from Mumbai. I took a postgraduate diploma in medical lab technology from Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education. I have been working in a blood bank as a technician for more than five years now. However, while it's good to be holding a job, there is almost zero growth in my field. This makes me tense. Please suggest some career options in the same or other fields?
-Rajendra As such, the demand for laboratory technologists will continue to increase since the number of hospitals, speciality hospitals, laboratories etc is growing rapidly. The healthcare sector growing at 13% and large companies like Apollo, Max, Fortis, Wockhardt, Tata and several others are setting up state-of-the-art hospitals, clinics and laboratories across the country for providing a range of multi-speciality healthcare services.
Moreover, as newer sophisticated machinery is introduced, medical technologists are required in larger numbers and with the knowledge and skills to handle the equipment, and to constantly upgrade their skills. Since you like your work, you can consider learning on the job and moving to molecular diagnostics, molecular biotechnology companies, in vitro fertilisation laboratories or research labs. In the clinical areas, drug testing, therapeutic drug monitoring and biogenetics are just a few of the specialities with openings. In industry, medical technologists are needed for positions in product development, marketing, sales, quality assurance, environmental health and insurance, among others.
So, if you are unable to advance to supervisory or management positions in your current lab, consider joining another diagnostic lab or hospital. You could also upgrade your skills with a master's in MLT, or an MSc in microbiology or clinical microbiology.
Alternatively, how about moving laterally into areas such as hospital management, clinical research, pharmacy or biotechnology after qualifying for these fields? An MBA degree in hospital administration offers good prospects, with specialised knowledge on the working of a hospital, marketing of hospital services and logistics management.
-Tanika Clinical psychology is one of the several specialised areas of work in psychology. It is concerned with the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental disorders. While clinical psychologists often work in medical settings, they are not medical doctors and do not prescribe medication.
Clinical psychology is the largest subfield within psychology. There are also speciality areas within clinical psychology, including child mental health, adult mental health, learning disabilities, emotional disturbances, substance abuse, geriatrics, health psychology and so on.
After a BA in psychology, most students choose to get into an MA in psychology to gain more indepth understanding of the subject.
While there are some institutes that offer MA courses in clinical psychology, in most cases you need to pursue an MPhil degree after your masters to become a clinical psychologist.
A few of the institutes for MPhil are as follows: National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore www.nimhans.kar.nic.in Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, New Delhi ihbas.delhigovt.nic.in From BBE to PR I am a chemistry graduate from Mumbai. I took a postgraduate diploma in medical lab technology from Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education. I have been working in a blood bank as a technician for more than five years now. However, while it's good to be holding a job, there is almost zero growth in my field. This makes me tense. Please suggest some career options in the same or other fields?
-Rajendra As such, the demand for laboratory technologists will continue to increase since the number of hospitals, speciality hospitals, laboratories etc is growing rapidly. The healthcare sector growing at 13% and large companies like Apollo, Max, Fortis, Wockhardt, Tata and several others are setting up state-of-the-art hospitals, clinics and laboratories across the country for providing a range of multi-speciality healthcare services.
Moreover, as newer sophisticated machinery is introduced, medical technologists are required in larger numbers and with the knowledge and skills to handle the equipment, and to constantly upgrade their skills. Since you like your work, you can consider learning on the job and moving to molecular diagnostics, molecular biotechnology companies, in vitro fertilisation laboratories or research labs. In the clinical areas, drug testing, therapeutic drug monitoring and biogenetics are just a few of the specialities with openings. In industry, medical technologists are needed for positions in product development, marketing, sales, quality assurance, environmental health and insurance, among others.
So, if you are unable to advance to supervisory or management positions in your current lab, consider joining another diagnostic lab or hospital. You could also upgrade your skills with a master's in MLT, or an MSc in microbiology or clinical microbiology.
Alternatively, how about moving laterally into areas such as hospital management, clinical research, pharmacy or biotechnology after qualifying for these fields? An MBA degree in hospital administration offers good prospects, with specialised knowledge on the working of a hospital, marketing of hospital services and logistics management.
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