Dean's Quarterly Update
October 2023
Dear members,
Welcome to the College’s third Dean’s Quarterly Update email!
I have been highlighting that as Dean I am responsible for education, training and workforce.
My team and I have been working hard to ensure that RCPsych’s training and education offer upskills the workforce in areas of clinical need.
This update, therefore, includes reflections on the recently ended Eating Disorders Credential Pilot, an update on progress towards the College’s first ever International Diploma launching next year and an introduction to the new Psychiatric Trainees Committee Officers, as well as much, much more.
We’re also delighted to announce the launch of this year’s Choose Psychiatry campaign, which is now starting its second week. Information about the award-winning campaign and how you can engage with it this year is below.
I hope you find this Quarterly Update useful, and feel like I do, that we’re making great progress in many important areas. Do get in touch and let me know how I and my team are doing – I would love to know what we are doing well and where we could do better.
Best wishes,
Professor Subodh Dave, Dean, RCPsych
Meet the new Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary of the Psychiatric Trainees’ Committee (PTC), as we thank the people in those roles for the last 12 months for their great work.
Choose Psychiatry, our award-winning campaign to recruit the next generation of psychiatrists, and to encourage trainees to stay in the profession, launched last week.
As the pilot's participants await the marking of their portfolios, the Dean’s Quarterly Update reports on everything that has been achieved over the last 12 months.
The new standard for the Certificate of Eligibility of Specialty Registration (CESR) will be fully implemented in line with the changes coming into force on 30 November.
As part of our International Strategy, progress is being made towards our first international diploma in older adults’ mental health and dementia, launching in early 2024.
Catch up with the latest learning podcasts on CPD eLearning, with subjects ranging from autism to social prescribing.
September saw the College deliver its first face to face Clinical Assessment of Skills and Competencies (CASC) since January 2020.
The College are delighted to be hosting the first Specialist Registration Ceremony at Prescot Street on Wednesday 29 November.