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Subcommittees for Advanced Training (SATs)
The Subcommittees for Advanced Training (SATs) are responsible for the implementation and review of Advanced Training regulations.
The Subcommittees for Advanced Training include:
- Subcommittee for Advanced Training in Addiction Psychiatry – responsible for the implementation and review of Addiction Psychiatry Advanced Training regulations.
- Subcommittee for Advanced Training in Adult Psychiatry – responsible for the implementation and review of Adult Psychiatry Advanced Training regulations.
- Subcommittee for Advanced Training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – responsible for the implementation and review of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Advanced Training regulations.
- Subcommittee for Advanced Training in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry – responsible for the implementation and review of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Advanced Training regulations.
- Subcommittee for Advanced Training in Forensic Psychiatry – responsible for the implementation and review of Forensic Psychiatry Advanced Training regulations.
- Subcommittee for Advanced Training in Psychiatry of Old Age – responsible for the implementation and review of Psychiatry of Old Age Advanced Training regulations.
- Subcommittee for Advanced Training in Psychotherapies Psychiatry – responsible for the implementation and review of Psychotherapies Psychiatry Advanced Training regulations.
The Subcommittees for Advanced Training report to the Committee for Training (CFT).
Subcommittees for Advanced Training Regulations [PDF; 157 KB]
Responsibilities
- accreditation of respective Advanced Training programs.
- determining training requirements for completion of the relevant Certificate of Advanced Training.
- monitoring and oversight of relevant elements of the respective Advanced Training program as required.
Chair
The current Chairs of each Subcommittee for Advanced Training are as follows. Each can be contacted via [email protected].
| Subcommittee for Advanced Training in Addiction Psychiatry | Dr Basanth Kenchaiah |
| Subcommittee for Advanced Training in Adult Psychiatry | Dr Michelle Atchison |
| Subcommittee for Advanced Training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | Dr Sally Tregenza |
| Subcommittee for Advanced Training in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry | Dr Sara Ghaly |
| Subcommittee for Advanced Training in Forensic Psychiatry | Dr Owen Haeney |
| Subcommittee for Advanced Training in Psychiatry of Old Age | A/Prof Gary Cheung. |
| Subcommittee for Advanced Training in Psychotherapies Psychiatry | A/Prof Loyola McLean |
Meeting frequency
The Subcommittees typically meet 4 times per calendar year:
- 1 face-to-face meeting held in Melbourne (duration of approximately 8 hours)
- 3 videoconference meetings (duration of approximately 1 hour for each meeting).
Each Subcommittee Chair will also be a Member of the Committee for Training (ex-officio).
A Subcommittee member may also be required to respond to emails between formal meetings.
