Middle Eastern International Division

About the Middle Eastern International Division

In April 2004 the Privy Council of the UK Government, responsible for Chartered Bodies incorporated by Royal Charter, approved several amendments to the Royal College of Psychiatrists Bye-laws. The main object of International Divisions is to facilitate the exchange of information and to promote discussion about psychiatry within a specified geographical area outside the United Kingdom and Ireland. The amendment to Section XXIVB of the Bye-law stipulates that "there may be such International Divisions, in areas outside the United Kingdom and outside Ireland, so constituted and with such organisation as may from time to time be prescribed by the Regulations, for the purpose of providing for discussion and exchange of information locally.

Chair: Dr Sabah Sadik (Iraq)

Vice Chair: Dr Sherif Atallah (Egypt)
Financial Officer: Dr Aladin Al-Husaini (Oman)

Election to Executive Committee

Elections for the Post of Chair will become availabe in 2013. The term of office for this posts is four years and job descriptions are available from the International Liaison Manager (ecook@rcpsych.ac.uk).  The current Officers of the International Division are listed above.

Members of the College in good standing who are members of the RCPsych Middle East Division are eligible to stand for election.  Candidates must be nominated by two College Members by Friday 1^st March 2012.  If more than one person is nominated for a position, elections will then take place.  The new post holders will take office from the date of the College’s next Annual General Meeting on 4^th July 2013.

Full details of the election process can be found in the College Bye-laws and Regulations, available at:  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/files/pdfversion/OP73x.pdf

Countries

The College International Unit provides overall administrative support to the Middle Eastern Division.  If you wish to inform us of anything that will be of interest to our members in the region please email us on    middleastdivision@rcpsych.ac.uk  

Please feel free to contact the relevant executive officer directly (see their contact details above) but please copy your message to the College.