Psychiatry Trainee Education Course

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• Acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes of the Learning Outcomes for Stage 1 and 2 trainees as outlined in the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Competency-Based Fellowship Program.
• Demonstrate the relevant competencies at the level of entry into advanced training in psychiatry in the seven key CanMeds roles of Medical Expert, Communicator, Collaborator, Health Advocate, Manager, Scholar and Professional.
• Understand and apply the biopsychosociocultural model in psychiatry.
• Understand and apply relevant procedures, models, technologies and techniques in relation to clinical assessment, diagnosis, management and research of brain, mind and related general medical disorders.
• Critically evaluate the literature and make evidence-based decisions in clinical practice and research.
• Be aware and or advised by the lived-experience context of health delivery and have an understanding and application of recovery and trauma-informed models of care.
• Possess the University of Sydney graduate attributes including scholarship, lifelong learning and global citizenship.

To meet the RANZCP requirements, participants will need to complete the following modules:

Stage one:

• Clinical Psychiatry I
• Clinical Psychiatry II

Stage two:

• Research Enquiry
• Bodies, Brains and Minds in Connection
• Child and Youth Mental Health
• Brain Ageing
• Psychotherapy and Psychosocial Care

Forensic Psychiatry which is a 2-4 week program runs every second year prior to semester 1 (2026). This program is only open to stage two trainees.

Admission requires current employment in a RANZCP - psychiatry training position or similar.

Psychiatrists, both local and internationally trained, Career Medical Officers and GPs working within psychiatry are also eligible to apply.

TOTAL - $10,500 (inclusive of GST)

Payment plans are available - please contact fmh.sheed@sydney.edu.au

The course is delivered online via live Zoom sessions.

Stage one modules are held on Tuesday afternoons and stage two modules are held on Thursday afternoons. 

Stage one - (Tuesday)

• Clinical Psychiatry I: 2:00pm - 5:00pm (Semester 1)
• Clinical Psychiatry II: 2:00pm - 5:00pm (Semester 2)

Stage two - (Thursday)

• Psychotherapy and Psychosocial Care: 2:00pm - 4:00pm (Semester 1)
• Research Inquiry: 4:00pm - 6:00pm (Semester 1)
• Bodies, Brains and Minds in Connection: 2:00pm - 4:00pm (Semester 2)
• Brain Ageing: 4:00pm - 6:00pm (Semester 2)

• Child and Adolescent Mental Health (Semester 1 and 2) - Asynchronous online learning with 2 real time work workshops on a Thursday. Date and time will be confirmed prior to semester commencing.

Attendance

It is a RANZCP requirement that participants maintain an 80% attendance rate to all online lectures throughout each module.

Lectures are recorded and made available should you not be able to attend. A form is to be completed if any lecture is missed. 

Course duration

The duration of each module is 13 weeks which follows the university semester.

Semester 1: 24 February 2025

Semester 2: 4 August 2025

Fee structure and payment requirements

Payments can be taken as full amount in advance ($10,500) or as per the below.

4 payments of $2,625 (incl GST) on the following dates:

• Payment 1: Due upon acceptance
• Payment 2: 7 April 2025
• Payment 3: 7 July 2025
• Payment 4: 31 October 2025

Psychiatry trainees who wish to meet the RANZCP and FEC requirements need to complete all modules by 31 December 2027.

CANCELLATION

Our rights to suspend or cancel your enrolment

We reserve the right to suspend or cancel you from registering and/or taking part or cancel your enrolment in the course or any future courses on reasonable grounds, including if:

• You or someone acting on your behalf made a material misrepresentation in your application for admission to the course;
• You failed to disclose to us a fact or circumstance material to our decision to admit you to the Course;
• You do not complete to our satisfaction all requirements for enrolment in the course; iv. You do not comply with the terms of this Agreement.

REFUNDS

• Non-attendance of online classes does not classify as an official withdrawal and does not relieve you of your financial obligation or entitle you to a refund.
• Written notice of withdrawal or cancellation of participation in a course must be provided to fmh.sheed@sydney.edu.au (Notice).
• If your notice is received by us more than 30 business days prior to the course commencement date, 100% of the fees and charges already paid to us by you or on your behalf will be refunded less any non-refundable fees and expenses already incurred by us in relation to your participation in the course.
• If you notify us between 30 and 20 business days prior to the course commencement date, 50% of the fees and charges already paid to us by you or on your behalf will be refunded less any nonrefundable fees for participation in the course.
• If you provide us with notice less than 20 business days prior to the course commencement date, you will not be entitled to a refund of the fees and charges already paid
• If you do not complete the course in the time period prescribed by us for completion (as below) including any approved extensions, your enrolment on that course will expire and there will be no refund of the fees and charges.
• If you are enrolled in a course that you no longer wish to attend, at our sole discretion, you may up to 20 days prior to the course commencement date, transfer your enrolment to another course supplied there are places available and you meet any mandatory requirements and other obligations required for participation. If there is a difference in the fees and charges any surplus will be refunded to you, and any deficit will be payable by you.

TIME PERIOD

There are 7 modules and one short Forensic Psychiatry module to be undertaken during the first two years of psychiatry training. Stage 1 must be completed within 12 months. Stage 2 must be completed within 24 months.