Available online-only.
A Comprehensive guide to training and assessment in the
UK for trainees and local educational providers.
This guide has been written to provide an overview of
postgraduate training in psychiatry. It is intended to outline the
process of training for a doctor in training in psychiatry and so
assist them in meeting the requirements of the Curriculum.
It is also intended to be of value and to offer guidance to
those involved in the training of such doctors at all levels and so
it will be relevant to Educational Supervisors, tutors, Programme
Directors, and heads of school.
The guide describes the standards for psychiatric training that
the Royal College of Psychiatrists recommends, and so the guide may
be used to support the Quality Assurance of psychiatric training.
It is not intended to cover every detail and aspect of training but
it sets out standards as they apply across all psychiatric
training.
Please note this document replaces OP65: Postgraduate
Training in Psychiatry: Essential Information for Trainees and
Trainers. The version available to download above was
updated in January 2010.
You may also be interested in our book: Handbook for Psychiatric Trainees.