International committees
International Advisory Committee
The International Advisory Committee (IAC) 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 Lade Smith is Chair and is supported by the Presidential Lead for Global Mental Health Strategy, Professor Mohammed Al-Uzri.
The International Advisory Committee membership includes the Chair of the Diaspora Groups Committee.
If you would like to make contact about the work of the IAC, please contact Patricia Akullo.
IAC members
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| President (Chair) | Dr Lade Smith CBE |
| Presidential Lead for Global Mental Health | Professor Mohammed Al-Uzri |
| Faculty Representative | Dr Elaine Lockhart |
| Chair of the Diaspora Groups Committee and Division Representative | Dr Shahid Latif |
| Dean | Professor Subodh Dave |
| Honorary Treasurer | Professor John Crichton |
| Registrar | Dr Trudi Seneviratne |
| African Division Chair | Dr Neil Horn |
| European Division Chair | Dr Angela Carballedo |
| Middle Eastern Division Chair | Dr Ovais Wadoo |
| Pan American Division Chair | Professor Kenneth Kaufman |
| South Asian Division Chair | Dr T Manoj Kumar |
| Western Pacific Division Chair | Professor Steve Kisely |
| Devolved Nations Representative | TBC |
| PTC Representative | Dr Asilay Seker |
| Chief Executive | Mrs Sonia Walter |
| BJPsych International Representative | Dr Marinos Kyriakopoulos |
| Chair of VIPSIG | Dr Anis Ahmed |
| Specialist Advisor for MTI | Dr Fabida Aria |
| Co-opted Member | Dr Julian Beezhold |
| Co-opted Member | Dr Marisa Casanova-Dias |
| Co-opted Member | Dr Peter Hughes |
| Co-opted Member | Dr Margaret Gani |
| Co-opted Member | Dr Peter Woodruff |
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:
- Association of Black Psychiatrists, UK
- British Arab Psychiatric Association
- British Bangladeshi Psychiatrists Association
- British Pakistani Psychiatric Association
- British Indian Psychiatric Association
- Iranian Diaspora Association in Psychiatry
- Sri Lankan Psychiatrists' Association (UK)
- Sudanese Psychiatrists Association, UK and Ireland
If you would like to make contact about the work of the Diaspora Groups Committee, please contact Agnes Raboczki, International Manager.