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EDUCATION AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

EDUCATION AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES. Dr Richard Whale Principal Lecturer BSMS Course leader MSc Psychiatry Consultant Psychiatrist. RCPsych Exam changes MRCPsych course MSc courses Teaching opportunities Research opportunities. RCPsych Exam changes. From April 2015

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EDUCATION AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

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  1. EDUCATION AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Dr Richard Whale Principal Lecturer BSMS Course leader MSc Psychiatry Consultant Psychiatrist

  2. RCPsych Exam changes • MRCPsych course • MSc courses • Teaching opportunities • Research opportunities

  3. RCPsych Exam changes From April 2015 • Paper I / II Paper A • Paper III  Paper B • CASC Updated syllabus December 2013 http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/pdf/Syllabic%20Curriculum%20MRCPsych%20December%202013.pdf

  4. ’MRCPsych Paper A’: The scientific and theoretical basis of psychiatry ’MRCPsych Paper B’: Critical review and the clinical topics in psychiatry • The papers will each comprise of 200 items made up of MCQ best 1 of 5 and EMI questions. • For a transitional period Paper A will be split into two sections A (i) and A (ii) and will be held on the same day.  

  5. Paper A sections 1-5 of the syllabus BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE AND SOCIO-CULTURAL PSYCHIATRY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT BASIC NEUROSCIENCES CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY CLASSIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT IN PSYCHIATRY • Paper B sections6-14 of the syllabus ORGANISATION AND DELIVERY OF PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES GENERAL ADULT PSYCHIATRY OLD AGE PSYCHIATRY PSYCHOTHERAPY CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY OTHER CLINICAL SPECIALTIES RESEARCH METHODS, STATISTICS, CRITICAL REVIEW AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

  6. Recommend that Paper A is sat first and that 12 months experience in psychiatric practice is gained before attempting Paper B, however this is not a requirement in the regulations. •  Written papers must be passed in order to sit the clinical exam • Please feed back on most useful MRCPsych course structure (? Paper A topics < April)

  7. BSMS MRCPsych course • Sussex and Kent students • Alternate Thursdays at the Sussex Education Centre, Hove • Year 1 covers Paper A syllabus • Year 2 covers Paper B syllabus • Funded from study budgets • Application form required • contact: c.a.martin@brighton.ac.uk

  8. MRCPsych course Year 1 Module I (MDM84) Core Principles of Psychiatry alternate Thursdays from 18th September until 11th December 2014 Module II (MDM85) Behavioural Science and Psychotherapy alternate Thursdays from 8th January until 19th March 2015 Module III (MDM86) Biological Sciences alternate Thursdays from 16th April until 25th June 2015 Year 2 Modules IV and V Clinical specialities Module VI Research methods and critical appraisal

  9. MRCPsych course Learning strategies: Whole group problem based discussion Online learning through MCQ feedback Student presentations CASC workshops MCQ practice sessions Attendance is monitored via a register and fed back to MEM/Educational Supervisors / DME / Head of School Attendance and MSc enrolment directly associated with exam pass StudentCentral is electronic source of learning materials for the course

  10. BSMS MSc Courses • Why undertake? MSc Psychiatry MSc Dementia PGCert teaching MRes Leadership / Commisioning Additional funding required

  11. MSc Psychiatry • Teaching days follow MRCPsych • Assessments at end of each of 6 modules follow RCPsych format MCQ CASC • Third year dissertation Structured / supervised research experience • Additional tutoring / support

  12. Teaching opportunities • Undergraduate via n.medford@bsms.ac.uk Undergraduate examining for ST4-6 • Postgraduate. MRCPsych Teaching placement Honorary lecturer Locality program teaching

  13. Research opportunities • MSc • Audit with wide relevance • Systematic review • Choose supervisor with academic record • New vs existing project • Publish • Locality supervisor register • Start early

  14. Sussex Research Supervisors Register

  15. KSS Regional Academic SymposiumYouth Psychiatry 8th October 2014 1-5pm Chowen Theatre Brighton and Sussex Medical School registration required: places strictly limited contact mike.silver@sussexpartnership.nhs.uk

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