Dean's Quarterly Update

September 2024

Dear members,

I’m delighted to bring you this latest issue of the Dean’s Quarterly eNewsletter. 

It contains updates on some of the innovative ways the College is supporting your education and training, and i think these stories together provide a real flavour of the exciting direction we’re going in. 

I’m passionate about ensuring that RCPsych puts you in the best possible position to thrive in your career through our training offers, and hope you feel as positive as I do. If you don’t, please get in touch via Question Time with the Officers and let me know what more we could be doing.

As well as the updates below I also want to highlight to you that our annual recruitment and retention campaign, Choose Psychiatry, is going to be launching next month. 

If you see posts about it on our social media channels, please do re-share them with your networks, and help us to both attract the next generation of psychiatrists, and retain as many as possible of our existing members. 

Professor Subodh Dave, Dean, RCPsych

Dean Subodh Dave

RCPsych’s first diploma course in older adults’ mental health launched this month and we’re delighted to welcome the first cohort to the course who have begun their studies.

Read a round-up of how the first cohort have found this groundbreaking course, and how you can register your interest to join the next one.

Find out what to expect at the RCPsych Annual Education Conference, taking place on Tuesday 5 November at the College’s headquarters in London.

We’re looking for passionate individuals to join the Congress Advisory Board, shaping the future of Congress and bringing the best of psychiatry to the programme.

We're delighted to reveal who has been selected as the new Chair and the new Vice Chairs of the Psychiatric Trainees Committee (PTC) for the next year.

A Psychiatric Trainees Committee (PTC) survey has revealed that many trainees are not aware of study leave guidance, so the PTC has been working to improve the situation.

Our new cohort of 25 Psych Stars - our largest yet - has been appointed and will be inducted at the end of September.

Find out about all of the new CPD content that has been released on CPD eLearning since the last quarterly update.

We're pleased to announce the GMC has recently approved the College’s application for a Learning Disability and Forensic Dual pathway.

Read more to receive further information regarding a career in psychiatry