The Eastern Health Mental Health and Wellbeing Program is a publicly funded mental health service providing assessment and interventions for people experiencing mental illness. Working from a recovery oriented model, clinicians provide an array of hospital hospital-based, community and specialist services for children, youth, adults and aged people across the Eastern Region Region.
Psychiatry training program at Eastern Health
Eastern Health offers a friendly and supportive training environment for twelve accredited first first-year training positions, as well as a limited number of positions for trainees transferring into our training program. All mandatory rotations are provided in in-house.
Eastern Health offers the opportunity to complete Certificates of Advanced Training in Addiction Psychiatry, Adult Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Consultation Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Psychiatry of Old Age and the Psychotherapies as well as Generalist pathway Stage 3 training. Our trainees are able to gain experience in our statewide serviesservies– Turning Point (addiction psychiatry) and Spectrum (specialising in personality disorders).
Eastern Health has a record of excellent results in the RANZCP examinations, with support for examinations by experienced facilitators and RANZCP examiners. More than 60 Consultant Psychiatrists work within our service, representing a diverse range of expertise and experience.
Our high rate of retention of recently elected Fellows as staff specialists reflects a culture of inclusiveness and excellence which pervades training. Flexible training arrangements are accommodated wherever possible, within the constraints of the RANZCP rotation requirements.
Trainees are encouraged to participate in the teaching and mentoring of medical students from Deakin and Monash Universities, as well as the education programme for Interns and Hospital Medical Officers.
Why choose Eastern Health?
- A broad clinical experience serving a diverse community including CALD and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
patients - Services across the age spectrum, from perinatal, children and adolescents, through to adult & older adult Range of clinical streams and rotations, & sub sub-specialty training opportunities, including Turning Point, Spectrum & Forensicare.
- A comprehensive Academic Program incorporating invited speakers, case presentations, journal club and fortnightly junior medical staff meetings
- Protected time each week to attend formal education program (in addition to your mandatory personal protected study time)
- Preparation for college requirements including fortnightly psychotherapy teaching and exam prep tutorials
- Leadership opportunities throughout training through formalized positions, as well as observation of consultant and external committee meetings
- Research opportunities, including support with Scholarly Projects and presenting at national or international conferences
- 60+ consultants with broad experiences and areas of expertise
- Supportive JMO body
- Principal registrar role with EFT assigned to support junior trainees in navigating workplace and training requirements, as well as challenges
- Opportunities to engage socially with peers, with fortnightly climbing group, post-teaching drinks, bi-annual picnic and plans for a gala ball
More information
Contact Dr Emma Gilbert, Hospital Coordinator Post Graduate Training (Psychiatry): [email protected]