ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to reflect upon the rationale, design and development of the Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine curriculum at the Australian National University Medical School, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that the development of the fourth-year curriculum of a four-year graduate medical degree was a complex evolutionary process.
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Addiction Medicine/education , Curriculum , Education, Medical, Graduate/methods , Psychiatry/education , Schools, Medical , Australian Capital Territory , HumansABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: This paper describes principles and advice regarding the development of a new academic psychiatry department within a medical school for aspiring academic psychiatrists. We describe general principles based on the experience of the foundation of the Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine at the Australian National University Medical School. CONCLUSIONS: Perspicacious leadership and organisation are the foundation for an academic psychiatry department which delivers teaching, research and broader intellectual engagement with the medical and broader community.
