Faculty of Academic Psychiatry

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Chair: Prof Paul Fearon                                                 Vice-Chair: Dr Caragh Behan

Aims

  • To advise on academic aspects of training i.e. research and teaching skills for all psychiatrists
  • To offer academic advice on public and media engagement
  • To promote academic psychiatry as a career and ensure an academic career path for trainees
  • To encourage and support research activities among trainees
  • To promote the value of research in psychiatry
  • To represent the views and interests of academic psychiatrists in Ireland
  • To encourage the promotion of research and training with the Universities and other external organisations
  • To interact with the Royal College of Psychiatrists Academic Faculty

Dates of upcoming meetings in 2023

  • 1pm on Wednesday, 25th January
  • 1pm on Wednesday, 26th April
  • 1pm on Wednesday, 6th September
  • 1pm on Wednesday, 29th November

Meetings take place online via zoom video conferencing.

College Faculty/SIG and committee meetings can garner 1 internal or external CPD credit per meeting up to a maximum of 10 credits per PCS year.

To contact the faculty

To contact the faculty, please email Helen Murray, hmurray@irishpsychiatry.ie or call (01) 6618450[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]