News & analysis
Latest news and analysis from the RANZCP.
Trainee news
MEQ online marking guide refinements from March 2027With the transition of the Modified Essay Questions (MEQ) exam to an online platform, the College wi...
Update
Updated time and expense formsThe College is implementing a new finance system to improve efficiency through increased automation ...
Trainee news
Training and Assessment Update Report now availableThe end-year edition of the Training and Assessment update report, including RANZCP Fellowship Progr...

President's message
President’s updateLast week, I joined College representatives in Canberra for the Council of Presidents of Medical Col...
Trainee news
Revised CCPR eligibility requirements and criteriaThe Clinical Competency Portfolio Review (CCPR) will replace the current Clinical Competency Assessm...
Media release
Budget action needed to tackle Australia’s mental health crisisPsychiatrists on the front lines of Australia’s mental health system have called for smart, targeted...
Update
International Women’s Day 2026: What does just and fair psychiatric care for all look like to you?Reflecting on this year’s International Women’s Day theme, we asked a few of our members: What does ...
Update
Register for the Women’s Mental Health in Bloom 24-hour global webathonSome of the speakers discuss what makes them hopeful for the future of women's mental health
Media release
RANZCP welcomes DVA's stronger safeguards on medicinal cannabis prescribing for veteransPsychiatrists have welcomed the Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ updated Medicinal Cannabis Framewor...
Media release
SA psychiatrists call on next government to establish landmark neurodiversity Centre of ExcellenceThe RANZCP SA Branch welcomes the growing cross-college support for establishing a South Australian ...

Profile
A closing chapter: Reflections from a psychiatrist at Rauaroha - Segar House Dr Shira Arad
Profile
Across continents at 50: A psychiatrist’s journey of courage, culture, and renewal Dr Dotan KeidarMoving to another country at the age of 50 to work as a consultant psychiatrist is both a challengin...