Supporting postgraduate trainees

Find out more about what it takes to be an academic psychiatrist, and read our statement on clinical academic psychiatry (PDF).

See helpful resources from external organisations:

• NHS foundation programme
• NHS medical careers
• BMA employment and career advice
• The Wales Clinical Academic Track (WCAT)
• The Edinburgh Clinical Academic Track (ECAT).
• The Incubator for Mental Health Research: this website offers practical advice, connections and career development opportunities for aspiring researchers in mental health. Filled with top tips from established clinician-researchers and those just getting started, the website offers career advice to ambitious clinical and non-clinical professionals who are exploring opportunities in research.

Find out more in our training section, where you'll find information on curricula, exams, CPD and more.