Trainees' Advisory Council
About the Trainees' Advisory Council
In August 2022, the Trainees’ Advisory Council (TAC) was established as a part of a new governance model developed with the Bi-national Committee for Trainees (BCT). The TAC is a broader body to enhance engagement and bring together trainees of the BCT, trainee representatives from other College committees, as well as chairs (or delegates) of recognised external associations of trainees.
Role of the TAC
The role of the TAC is to:
- Provide information and advice to the BCT on a variety of issues relating to RANZCP trainees, as well as broader issues relating to psychiatry across Australia and New Zealand.
- Provide a forum to raise and discuss issues between trainees at all stages of training, and from all Australian states and territories, and New Zealand, in order to identify concerns that might impact on their training and assessment, wellbeing and engagement within the RANZCP.
Training support
The Support for Trainees web page is a useful resource for trainees seeking help across all areas of their work and personal life. If you're a trainee who is experiencing problems in your training, speak with your supervisor and/or Director of Training, or call the Member Welfare Support Line for confidential support and advice.
Membership
The TAC is made up of all BCT members, all trainees that hold a trainee representative position on any RANZCP committee, including the advisory groups and the chair (or delegate) of any recognised external association of trainees.
Trainee representatives by Committees
Chair - Trainees’ Advisory Council
Board Committees
Corporate Governance and Risk Committee - Dr Samuel Baxter
Education Committee - Dr Nicola Campbell
Membership Engagement Committee - Dr Elise Witter
Practice, Policy and Partnerships Committee - Dr Natalie Hunt
Members' Advisory Council - Dr Evan Wilson
Education Committees
Committee for Education Evaluation, Monitoring and Reporting - Dr Georgia Ramsden
Committee for Examinations - Dr Joshua Flavell
Committee for Training - Dr Natalie Hunt
Practice, Policy and Partnership Committees
Committee for Evidence-Based Practice - Dr Maria Restivo
Committee for Professional Practice - Dr Olivia Harley
Committee for Research - Dr Ashna Basu
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health Committee - Dr Jessica King and Dr Samuel Baxter
Community Collaboration Committee - Dr Kieran Allen
Te Kaunihera - Dr Te Kahui Tapsell and Dr Ratahi Bell
Membership Engagement Committees
Psychiatry Interest Forum Advisory Group - Dr Emily Hartman and Dr Jarrad Paul
Branch and National Committees, Branch and National Training Committees
WA Representative - Dr Jarrad Paul
NT Representative - Dr Natalie Hunt
VIC Representative - Dr Amanda Young
TAS Representative - Dr Samuel Baxter
QLD Representative - Dr Elise Witter
NZ Representatives - Dr Michael O'Rawe and Dr Georgia Ramsden
Currently vacant:
Bi-national Faculty Committees
Faculty of Addiction Psychiatry Committee - Dr Robert Lundin
Faculty of Adult Psychiatry Committee - Dr Bianca Dinu
Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Committee - Dr Timothy Ghan
Faculty of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Committee - Dr Bill Lu
Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry Committee - Dr Natalie Puchalski
Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age Committee - Dr Anneliese Sayes
Bi-national Section Committees
Section of Psychiatry of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Committee - Dr Melanie Johnston
Section of Early Career Psychiatrists Committee - Elizabeth Lun
Section of Philosophy and Humanities Committee - Dr Lieu Chi Nguyen
Section of Leadership and Management Committee - Dr Ra Vivek Vivekanandam
Section of Neuropsychiatry Committee - Dr Joshua Flavell
Section of Perinatal and Infant Psychiatry Committee - Dr Emma Gray
Section of Private Practice Psychiatry Committee - Dr Ananya Nayak
Section of Rural Psychiatry Committee - Dr Skye Kinder
Section of Social Cultural and Rehabilitation Psychiatry Committee - Dr Lauren Barnett
Section of Youth Mental Health Committee - Dr Jarrad Paul
Network Committees
Asylum Seeker and Refugee Mental Health Network Committee - Dr Trushna Murgahayah
Family Violence Psychiatry Network Committee - Dr Olivia Harley
Military, Veterans' and Emergency Services Personnel Mental Health Network Committee - Dr Andrew Ramage
ADHD Network Committee - Dr Elizabeth Lun
Working/Steering groups
Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Mandatory Rotation Steering Group - Dr Nicholas Faint
Academic Psychiatry Steering Group - Dr Korinne Northwood
Supervisor Project Working Group - Dr Maryssa Portelli and Dr Charles Su
External Associations of Psychiatry Trainees
NSW Association of Psychiatry Trainees (NAPT) - Dr Maryssa Portelli
Queensland Psychiatry Trainees Association (QPTA) - Dr Noori Dhaliwal
Aotearoa Association of Psychiatry Trainees (AAPT) - Dr Georgia Ramsden
Victorian Psychiatry Training Committee (VAPT) - Dr Thomas Sellitto
WA Association of Psychiatry Trainees (WAAPT) - Dr Matthew Davidson
Association of Psychiatry Trainees SA (APTSA) - Dr Michael Fyfe
Further information about the role and composition of the TAC can be found within the Trainees' Advisory Council Regulations.
Contact
Dr Ava Carter, Chair
tac@ranzcp.org