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Section of Early Career Psychiatrists

Section Chair Dr Rebecca Graham
About

The RANZCP Section of Early Career Psychiatrists (SECP) was established as a forum to provide bi-directional communication between the RANZCP and Fellows who are in the early stages of their psychiatric careers.

Membership of the SECP is automatic and includes all Fellows who have been admitted to Fellowship in the last five years.

Aims

The SECP aims to identify and address issues concerning Early Career Psychiatrists (ECPs) in an attempt to enhance their experiences and to promote career development. 

The Committee works to fulfil the following aims: 

  1. To help identify and represent the interests of ECPs locally, regionally, and bi-nationally.
  2. To contribute to the design of activities and educational endeavours of the RANZCP as they relate to the professional development of ECPs.
  3. To facilitate participation of ECPs within the membership and leadership of the RANZCP.

Committee

The Chair of the SECP bi-national committee for the 2024-2025 term is Dr Rebecca Graham.

Dr Julian DodemaideMember, QLD RepresentativeSECP.QLD@ranzcp.org
Dr Briony WillcocksMember, NT RepresentativeSECP.NT@ranzcp.org
Dr Melissa RenzenbrinkMember, NSW RepresentativeSECP.NSW@ranzcp.org
Dr Michael WeightmanMember, SA RepresentativeSECP.SA@ranzcp.org
Dr Riteeka DeshpandeMember, VIC RepresentativeSECP.VIC@ranzcp.org
Dr Rebecca GrahamMember, TAS RepresentativeSECP.Tas@ranzcp.org
Dr Daniel HeardMember, ACT RepresentativeSECP.ACT@ranzcp.org
Dr Alan Altham  Member, WA RepresentativeSECP.WA@ranzcp.org
Dr Ramyadarshni Vadivel Member, NZ RepresentativeSECP.NZ@ranzcp.org


Individual members can be contacted via the above e-mail addresses or via memberhelp@ranzcp.org.

The Bi-national Section Committee's Regulations outline the purpose and responsibilities of the SECP Committee.

Membership

Membership of the SECP is automatic for Fellows who are in their first five years of RANZCP Fellowship.

If you wish, you can opt out of the Section via My RANZCP [Member login required]

For further information on membership, please email memberhelp@ranzcp.org.

Awards

In order to encourage and promote research in psychiatry in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, the Section supports the RANZCP Early Career Psychiatrist Award.

Applications are open 1 September–31 October each year.

Information and resources

World Psychiatric Association Early Career Psychiatrists (WPA ECP)

The RANZCP SECP has a close working relationship with the WPA ECP, an international network of ECP associations. Providing a platform for sharing ideas and promoting training opportunities across the globe, funded fellowships and scholarships for ECPs to promote their work at international conferences are also available.

Becoming a member of the WPA ECP Section opens the door to potentially rich professional relationships where one might visit and get to know another country's mental health service or collaborate in a multicentre research opportunity. Visit the WPA ECP website for details on becoming a member, and to access the WPA ECP Quarterly Newsletter containing ECP contributions from around the world.

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