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Abigail Zhang
Congress 2025 Reflection
Abigail Zhang
Medical Postgraduate Year 2, VIC
Attending RANZCP 2025 Congress with the support of PIF allowed me to explore new aspects of the specialty with like-minded peers at similar stages in their medical careers, from across Australia and New Zealand.
Both the Congress program and parallel PIF program demonstrated the breadth of what can be done with a career in psychiatry – from attending a symposium on art and design in psychiatry, to watching (and thoroughly enjoying) a lively debate on the psychiatry workforce crisis, and to the opportunity to speak with RANZCP board members over lunch.
We were also fortunate to have dedicated networking sessions with a range of psychiatrists and trainees, and I was inspired by their integration of leadership, creativity, and their own passions into their careers.
My experiences at Congress as a PIF Scholar have reaffirmed my decision to pursue psychiatry training, and I am extremely grateful to PIF for their generosity. I look forward to keeping in touch with new mentors and fellow scholars, and encourage students and junior doctors curious about psychiatry to apply in future years.
Attending RANZCP 2025 Congress with the support of PIF allowed me to explore new aspects of the specialty with like-minded peers at similar stages in their medical careers, from across Australia and New Zealand.
Both the Congress program and parallel PIF program demonstrated the breadth of what can be done with a career in psychiatry – from attending a symposium on art and design in psychiatry, to watching (and thoroughly enjoying) a lively debate on the psychiatry workforce crisis, and to the opportunity to speak with RANZCP board members over lunch.
We were also fortunate to have dedicated networking sessions with a range of psychiatrists and trainees, and I was inspired by their integration of leadership, creativity, and their own passions into their careers.
My experiences at Congress as a PIF Scholar have reaffirmed my decision to pursue psychiatry training, and I am extremely grateful to PIF for their generosity. I look forward to keeping in touch with new mentors and fellow scholars, and encourage students and junior doctors curious about psychiatry to apply in future years.
