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Specialist psychiatric training in Britain: An Irish graduate's perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

James V Lucey*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, St Bartholomew's &, The Royal London Hospital School of Medicineand Dentistry, Bartholomew Close, London EC1A 7BE, England

Abstract

Many Irish graduates chose to pursue specialist psychiatric training in Britain. Regulations governing UK specialist training are currently changing in response to European Union (EU) directives. Furthermore, over the past five years the UK national health service has undergone significant reforms. This paper reviews the current status of British postgraduate training and examines the options for Irish doctors who take this route to a career in psychiatry.

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Perspectives
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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