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Components of Training
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Components

Trainees will have access to an academic and clinical training program clearly set out during the proposed training period. Experienced clinicians and academics are allocated to provide supervision and professional support for the trainees in their clinical or research work. The program can include the following components:

  • Clinical placement in the relevant subspecialty area
  • Visits to a range of community rehabilitation and support services
  • Clinical training under supervision
  • Individual supervision with consultant
  • Tutorial program
  • Journal club
  • Departmental seminars/guest lectures
  • Case conferences/presentations
  • Management/staff support meetings
  • Academic meetings
  • Research meetings/programs
  • Visits to other university-affiliated services
  • Training modules

Subspeciality Options

There are a range of training options in different subspecialties including:

  • Community Psychiatry

  • Consultation Liaison Psychiatry

  • Mood and Anxiety Disorders

  • Nursing and Allied Health in Psychiatry

  • Neuropsychiatry

  • Psychogeriatrics

  • Psychopharmacology

  • Psychotherapy

  • PTSD and Related Disorders

  • Rehabilitation Psychiatry

  • Social Psychiatry

  • Substance Abuse and Addiction Psychiatry

  • Women's Mental Health/ Mother-Baby Psychiatry

  • Youth and Child Psychiatry

Although the training primarily has a clinical focus, other aspects of training including research, academic and administrative can also be provided.

Trainees are also encouraged to plan a research project or quality improvement project in an area of their clinical work, education or training that would enhance the practice of psychiatry in their local institutions.

Training Modules

The following are examples of training modules that are available for download in pdf format. These modules are not fixed curriculum but can be modified and individualised for each trainee.

 

 

 

   
 

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