Trajectory to fellowship: an analysis of the current pathway to becoming a psychiatrist

Abstract

For those attaining RANZCP Fellowship within this cohort, the median Training time was consistent with the structure of the 5-year training program. It was clear that the RANZCP Fellowship Training Program is flexible, because 43% of the trainees studied undertook periods of part-time training and/or breaks in training, plus a range of sub-speciality programs were commenced in the Advanced Training.

Trajectory to Fellowship: Further examination of the road to becoming a psychiatrist

“…Of the 375 trainees commencing training in the original study, 7 51 had withdrawn from the program, and of the remaining 324 participants, 29% ( n =94) had attained Fellowship. For the 230 in training, 53% ( n =122) were in Basic Training and 47% ( n =108) were undertaking Advanced Training.…”

“…Advanced Training is designed to broaden the perspective of the trainee by consolidating skills and practices for independent practice as a psychiatrist. 7 The completion of the clinical exams within this context presents an issue, as it can delay the completion of advanced certificates as pre-clinical trainees must complete the generalist pathway prior to any enrolment in an advanced speciality.…”

“…To do this the RANZCP training program introduced a revised training program in 2003 which incorporated several changes to meet best practice standards. This paper updates the original study, 7 further examining the 2003 RANZCP training program and the trajectory to Fellowship of trainees.…”

“…Demographic information is summarised in the original study. 7 For the follow-up study, the data on the trainees remaining in the cohort are presented, demonstrating progression on key items such as clinical exams and attainment of Fellowship (see Table 1 and Table 2). …”

Introducing a competency based Fellowship programme for psychiatry in Australia and New Zealand

“…The College and AMC identified that trainees were not completing training in the expected minimum timeframe of five years. 9,10 Few regulations existed that promoted the reasonable and timely completion of training milestones. This included those trainees with multiple failed attempts at summative assessments; no limits existed on the time taken to achieve these examinations.…”