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 Paper I / II  Paper A Paper III  Paper B CASC Updated syllabus December mber% pdf

’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.

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 sections 6-14 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

Examinations still to sit Currently Held Pass A(i)A(ii)BCASC Paper 1 √√√ Paper 2 √ √√ Paper 3 √√ √ Papers 1 and 2 √√ Papers 1 and 3 √ Papers 2 and 3 √ √ Papers 1, 2, and 3 √

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)

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:

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

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

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

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

Teaching opportunities Undergraduate via Undergraduate examining for ST4-6 Postgraduate. MRCPsych Teaching placement Honorary lecturer Locality program teaching

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

NameField of research interest Site Al AmaladossMedical educationSPFT West Richard BowskillBipolar disorder. Adherence to medicationBSMS, SEC SPFT East Hugo CritchleyBiological psychiatry and neuroimaging Neurodevelopmental disorders in adulthood Normal and abnormal control of emotion BSMS Caroline Gorst-UnsworthOld age psychiatry and ECTSPFT West Rick FraserFirst episode psychosis Autistic spectrum disorders SPFT West Neil HarrisonEffects of inflammation on emotion, cognition, motivation, depression and dementia. Adult Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Autism, ADHD, Tourette Syndrome) BSMS Bernadette van den HoutNeurodevelopment, trauma prevention in young children. Social services liaison. SPFT Mokhtar IsaacSystematic Reviews of Cognitive impairment, Dementia, Suicide prevention SPFT East Nick MedfordNeuropsychiatry. Dissociation. Neuroimaging BSMS Anjun MemonEpidemiology of suicideBSMS Naji Tabetdementia research, clinical trials and systematic reviews BSMS, SEC SPFT East Richard WhaleBiological aetiology of depression Psychosis outcome studies Systematic reviews. BSMS, SEC SPFT Brighton Sussex Research Supervisors Register

KSS Regional Academic Symposium Youth Psychiatry 8th October pm Chowen Theatre Brighton and Sussex Medical School registration required: places strictly limited contact