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The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, in collaboration with the Australian Government's Department of Health and Ageing has launched a 15 minute DVD to provide medical graduates with improved information and communication about the benefits of choosing a career in psychiatry. It also aims to dispel some of the stigma around the prevention and treatment of a mental disorder in order to attract more medical graduates to the career of psychiatry.

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The DVD consists of four chapters which cover information relating to: why medical graduates should consider psychiatry as a career – including evidence for the specialty’s benefits such as work conditions, a rewarding and flexible career, the quality of training, career prospects, the range of settings to work within, the diversity of sub-specialties and emphasis on team work; detailed information about training and exams; testimonials from other psychiatrists; and opportunities in rural and regional psychiatry.

Each chapter contains interviews with psychiatrists, psychiatry trainees, medical students, consumers, carers, and people working in other areas of the mental health sector, as well as links to further information.

If you would like to order a copy of the DVD, please contact Kathryn Morvell, at kathryn.morvell@ranzcp.org or 03 9601 4956.