Revised program and graduate outcomes
The program and graduate outcomes form a vital part of any education or training program. They outline the skills, attributes and capabilities psychiatrists should possess upon completing the Fellowship training program.
The outcomes are essential to maintaining high standards of psychiatric training, ensuring alignment with contemporary mental health needs, and meeting accreditation requirements set by the Australian Medical Council.
The revised program and graduate outcomes are designed to:
- Ensure relevance to modern psychiatric practice, incorporating emerging best practices, addressing the needs of those with lived experience, and aligning with competency-based medical education principles.
- Address accreditation conditions related to curriculum structure, cultural safety, and assessment methods.
- Enhance accessibility for trainees and supervisors, making it easier to navigate and implement in clinical training.
Draft program and graduate outcomes
Have your say
Members of the College and the community are invited to have their say on the draft outcomes.
The collaborative process behind refining the outcomes
Since mid-2024, ACER has worked closely with the RANZCP, engaging College Fellows and key stakeholders.
This work has focused on:
- Revising graduate outcomes – ensuring they align with the CanMEDS 2015 Physician Competency Framework while adapting them to psychiatry.
- Enhancing cultural safety training – introducing a new Cultural Safety role to strengthen the College’s commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Māori mental health.
- Best practices from other medical colleges, including the Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK), the Australasian College of Dermatologists, and the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, ensuring that the new framework meets international and national standards.
Read ACER's summary of the RANZCP curriculum redevelopment process [PDF; 217KB]
Contact
For further information contact education@ranzcp.org