International Advisory Committee
The International Advisory Committee is responsible for overseeing the roll out of the College's International Strategy, liaising with international organisations relevant to the work of the College and developing the role of the College internationally, including its role in education and training.
The IAC meet three times each year. Our President Dr Adrian James is Chair and is supported by the Presidential Lead for International Affairs, Prof. Mohammed Al-Uzri.
If you would like to make contact about the work of the IAC, please contact our International Liaison Manager Agnes Raboczki.
Membership
President (Chair) | Dr Adrian James |
Presidential Lead for International Affairs | Prof. Mohammed Al-Uzri |
Faculty Representative | Dr Rajesh Mohan |
Division Representative | Dr Anand Ramakrishnan |
Dean | Dr Kate Lovett |
Honorary Treasurer | Dr Jan Falkowski |
Registrar | Dr Trudi Seneviratne |
African Division Chair | Prof. Petrus deVries |
European Division Chair | Dr Michael Best |
Middle East Division Chair | Dr Suhalia Ghoulum |
Pan American Division Chair | Prof. Sophia Frangou |
South Asia Division Chair | Dr Sandip Deshpande |
West Pacific Division Chair | Prof. Steve Kisley |
PTC Representative | TBC |
Chief Executive | Mr Paul Rees |
Chair of the Diaspora Groups Committee | TBC |
BJPsych International Representative | Professor David Skuse |
Chair of VIPSIG | Dr Sophie Thomson |
Co-opted member | Dr Marisa Casanova-Dias |
Diaspora Groups Committee
The Diaspora Groups committee is made up of representatives from a number of independent Diaspora groups that represent psychiatrists in the UK. The committee meet 3 times a year and advises the RCPsych, via the International Advisory Committee, on matters relating to international policy and matters relating to international medical graduates.
The following Diaspora Groups are represented on this committee:
- British Arab Psychiatric Association
- British Bangladeshi Psychiatrists Association
- British Pakistani Psychiatric Association
- British Indian Psychiatric Association
- Mind to Mind Myanmar
- Iranian Diaspora Association in Psychiatry
- Sri Lankan Psychiatrists' Association of the UK
- Sudanese Association of Psychiatrists - UK and Ireland
If you would like to make contact about the work of the Diaspora Groups committee, please contact our International Administrator Sarah Eldridge.