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Life as a neurodivergent psychiatrist
Dr Anna Rebowska talks about life as a high flying neurodivergent psychiatrist and has suggestions for neurodivergent people interested in becoming psychiatrists.
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Pursuing my interest in medical leadership
Dr Eleanor Swift has spent her special interest days during ST6 exploring her passion for medical leadership and digital innovation.
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Remembering the struggles, remembering the achievements
For Black History Month, we hear from the College's CEO Paul Rees, who reflects on the challenges he and others have faced with racism, and the inspiring success stories which ...
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Why I love my special interest day
Dr Gwen Collin discusses the study she's working on which could have a transformative effect on treatment for Parkinson's and Lewy Body Dementia patients.
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'I felt re-energised and less daunted about returning to work'
Higher Trainee Dr Natalie Ashburner describes how being able to bring her baby to a meeting at the College during maternity leave re-ignited her passion for psychiatry and returning to ...
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RCPsych at the party conferences: making mental health a key issue
College President, Dr Lade Smith CBE, reviews a busy party political conference season and looks at how each party are addressing mental health.
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Identity, culture, and belonging: bridging the gap between mental health and the arts
For Black History Month, we hear from Isballe Gallier-Birt Olaniyan - one of the inaugural recipients of the Aggrey Burke Fellowship scheme. She talks about the intersection of mental health ...
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A very busy month – conflict in the Middle East
In her October blog post, Lade discusses the conflict in the Middle East, ways of improving engagement with members, political party conferences, and more.
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What’s the point of connecting with nature?
Dr Dan Harwood, a consultant in older adult psychiatry and member of the Planetary Health and Sustainability Committee, shares his own personal and professional reflections connecting with nature.
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My special interest in autism
Dr Daniel Romeu explains why he's passionate about his special interest project in autism, and why he loves being a Higher Trainee.
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Choose Psychiatry 2023: Seeing the person not the patient
Angela McCrimmon, 46, from Livingston, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when she was 19 years old. In this blog, she discusses her mental health journey and the importance of psychiatry....
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Why you should consider taking Dual Training
Dual trainee Dr Sidra Chaudhry speaks of her own experience and interviews other Dual trainees about the pros and cons of becoming a Dual Trainee.
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Opportunities for creative thinking and work-life balance
In this blog post, Professor Nandini Chakraborty talks about the scope for creative thinking when working as a psychiatrist, and the opportunities for work life balance a career in psychiatry ...
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Inaugural Aggrey Burke Fellows: Daniel Olaniyan
For Black History Month, we hear from Daniel Olaniyan - one of the inaugural recipients of the Aggrey Burke Fellowship scheme. He talks about his journey to becoming a medical ...
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CAMHS spotlight interviews #4 – Dr Simon Corke interviews Dr Meinou Simmons
Our series of blog posts sees leading child and adolescent psychiatrists conduct interviews between themselves to shine a light on their speciality. In this interview, Dr Simon Corke interviews Dr ...
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A message of hope on World Mental Health Day
For World Mental Health Day, Agnes Raboczki - our International Liaison Manager - writes about finding hope in the midst of international emergencies.
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Celebrating SAS Doctors Week 2023
To celebrate SAS Doctors Week 2023, we're publishing a series of videos which highlight the importance of the College's first SAS strategy launched earlier this year.
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A mysterious diagnosis in 1920…
Dr Claire Hilton, the College's Historian in Residence discusses the case of Katherine Armstrong in 1920, which inspired Agatha Christie and the Dandelion Poisoner.
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Afrodepression: towards another aesthetic for Black despair
Dr Dami Ajayi, a writer and psychiatrist, has written our second blog post for Black History Month 2023. He talks about the sub-genre of Afrobeats music known as 'Afrodepression'.
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The arts and art therapy - not a cure-all but its benefits cannot be overlooked
For this year's Black History Month, we hear from medical student Oluwamayomikun Ajayi about the power of art as a therapy for mental health, and the use of arts in ...
Oluwamayomikun Ajayi