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PSYCHIATRY TRAINING Psychiatry Training is primarily in the apprenticeship model, with registrars working alongside psychiatrist supervisors in multidisciplinary clinical teams. Clinical experience in a variety of areas is required, via rotation through training attachments in which experience is gained in adult psychiatry both in inpatient and community settings, consultation-liaison psychiatry in a general hospital, old age psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry. Additional subspecialty psychiatric experiences may include https://www.ranzcp.org/become-a-psychiatrist/what-a-psychiatrist-does/specialist-areas-in-psychiatry#addiction-psychiatry Addiction psychiatry, Forensic psychiatry, Māori mental health, Forensic psychiatry, Māori mental health. During these attachments trainees must receive at least three hours of clinical supervision per week and at least one hour per week of individual supervision, for at least 40 weeks of the year. THE NORTHERN REGION PSYCHIATRY TRAINING PROGRAMME (NRPTP) There are about eighty trainees in the Northern Region Psychiatry Training Programme (NRPTP) which covers Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) and Te Tai Tokerau (Northland) Districts. All Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland-based trainees rotate through a variety of inpatient units, community mental health centres and subspecialty teams across the three Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) Districts (i.e. Counties Manukau (South Auckland), Te Toka Tumai (Central Auckland) and Waitematā (North & West Auckland). Te Tai Tokerau District (Northland) recruits its own registrars, and they work within the district and attend the Formal Education Course (FEC) either in person in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) or via Zoom. The training programme offers a full day of protected teaching time, in person, provided by local experts in their fields. This gives an opportunity for the cohort of trainees to get to know each other and establish their own lasting friendships, as well as connections with the local community of psychiatrists. There is breadth and depth to the teaching and training experiences offered here. Trainees have the opportunity to work in different geographical areas, and different psychiatric fields, gaining experience in cultural diversity, and common and less common psychiatric presentations. CULTURAL TRAINING & SUPPORT Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) offers cultural training in Māori, Pasifika and Asian mental health. There is additional support for Māori trainees including an annual wānanga for Māori psychiatrists. Te Kaunihera (Te Kaunihera | RANZCP) have regular two monthly group cultural supervision for Māori trainees to support with some of the cultural loading they may experience. In addition, there is financial support available through the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP). Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori Trainee financial support grants | RANZCP OUR NAME The name Hinengaro Ᾱkonga ō Tokerau has been gifted to the Training Programme by Dame Rangimarie Naida Glavish on behalf of the local tangata whenua. The training programme’s new logo was designed and based on the traditional Māori Pikorua. The Pikorua has twists in it which form circles and symbolises the intertwining of two people or cultures, and how when they are apart, they are linked by both their pasts and their futures. The four circles also represent the four district’s that make up the Northern Region Psychiatry Training Programme (NRPTP), each of which has a shade of blue or green prominent in their logo, and the geographic area covered by the training programme is never far from the water (blue) and tends to be lush (green). MEET THE TEAM Dr Song Chan, Director of Training I am the Director of Training together with Dr Woods for the Northern Region Psychiatry Training Programme (NRPTP), where I ensure our trainees receive the best experience possible across Australia and New Zealand. My journey into psychiatry began unexpectedly, leading me to a fulfilling career as a consultation-liaison psychiatrist. As a former trainee of this programme, I happy to stand by the quality of the training we can deliver. I look forward to meeting those of you who are interested in becoming our next generation of psychiatrists. Dr Penny Woods, Director of Training I am responsible, along with Dr Chan, in overseeing psychiatry registrars’ training experience. I chose to train in Psychiatry in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) because I fell in love with the “City of Sails” and the colourful and diverse cultural makeup of the city. Having trained here, it is a privilege to now be one of the directors of this training programme. A/Prof Gary Cheung Coming soon Dr Chris Bampton Coming soon Dr Tibi Csizmadia, Training Facilitator for Waitematā District (North & West Auckland) Coming soon Dr Leanne Parasram, Training Facilitator for Counties Manukau District (South Auckland) Coming soon Dr Joanna Cowland, Training Facilitator for Te Toka Tumai Auckland District (Central Auckland) I am the Te Toka Tumai (Auckland City District) training facilitator. I meet regularly with our psychiatry registrars in Te Toka Tumai overseeing their rotations, training, Journal Club, Balint group and peer supervision. Originally from Hong Kong, I trained in medicine in the UK before coming to Aotearoa 14 years ago. I have worked in psychiatry in regional Aotearoa as well as across the Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland region. I am an adult psychiatrist with a special interest in early intervention in psychosis and I currently work clinically in the primary care liaison team. Dr Heide Griesemann, Training Facilitator for Te Tai Tokerau District (Northland) Coming soon Ms Michele Kooiman I am the Operations Manager for the for the training programme. I ensure that the programme’s success through strategic leadership, budget management, stakeholder engagement, and compliance with statutory obligations. This role focuses on continuous improvement and supporting best practices in psychiatric training. Ms Fiona Tomlinson Our Training Programme Administrator plays a pivotal role in the smooth operation of the training. Based at Greenlane Clinical Centre she provides secretarial and administrative support to ensure the success of our training initiatives, including that health and safety standards are met. ACCREDITATION CERTIFICATES |
