General psychiatry

Approved Specialty Curriculum and Associated Assessment System 2010

Doctors wishing to undertake training in the specialty of General Psychiatry must first complete 3 years of Specialty Training in a Core Psychiatry Training programme. From ST3 onwards training is specific to General Psychiatry but training to CCT requires the completion of both core and higher approved training.

Click the link below to access the complete curricula and associated assessment systems for both Core and Higher Specialty Training.

Specialty Curriculum and Associated Assessment System

• General Psychiatry: Core - Higher Specialty Training Curriculum and Associated Assessment System (pdf)

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Approved Specialty Curriculum and Associated Assessment System 2007

Specialty Curriculum

Please click on the links below to view the curriculum.

• Core and general module (pdf)
• General adult psychiatry (pdf)

Associated Assessment System

Click on the links below to view the relevant documents.

• Assessment blueprint Core and general module (pdf)
• Assessment system Adult psychiatry (pdf)
• Overall map of assessment programme (pdf)

No minor changes reported to the curricula or assessment systems for this specialty and sub-specialties.

 

See also Sub-specialties:

 

• Liaison psychiatry
• Rehabilitation psychiatry
• Substance misuse psychiatry