NAPT

NSW Australia

The New South Wales Association of Psychiatry Trainees (NAPT) is a not-for-profit organisation which aims to represent, support and advocate for psychiatry trainees in NSW.

Our committee comprises elected NSW psychiatry trainees and includes representatives from each training network and subspecialty advanced training program. We also have liaison members from the Branch Training Committee (BTC), Psychiatry State Training Council (PSTC) and Trainee Representative Committee (TRC).

In 2015 we hosted several events including the Inaugural Welcome Drinks, Academic Symposium, and Advanced Training and Subspecialty Information Night. We hope to bring psychiatry trainees together at a range of social, educational and information events each year.

Professor The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD, CVO has honoured NAPT by agreeing to act as our patron.

NAPT is open to all accredited psychiatry trainees in NSW, and other applicants upon consideration by the committee. Membership is free and new members are always welcome. Please sign up on our membership page and join our Facebook group.

FORMAL EDUCATION COURSES

Enrolment in a Formal Education Course:

During the first three years (full-time equivalent) in the RANZCP Fellowship Program, it is a mandatory requirement that trainees are enrolled and satisfactorily complete a RANZCP accredited formal education course (FEC). You may wish to discuss the options for the formal education course with your Director of Training.

There are several options for the Formal Education Course. The NSW Branch of the RANZCP recommends the FECs run through Sydney University, HETI, HNE, and the University of Melbourne, but there are a few other options available to NSW trainees as listed below.

NSW-based Course Providers

Brain and Mind Centre at the University of Sydney:

  • Continuing Medical Education (CME) [non-award] - estimated cost $10,500 for the full course from 2025;

  • Master of Medicine (Psychiatry) - estimated cost $34,500 for the full course from 2025:

    • If you exit the Masters programme prior to completion you can receive a:

      • Graduate Certificate in Medicine (Psychiatry) after completion of 24 units;

      • Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Psychiatry) after completion of 36 units.

HETI Higher Education (Health Education and Training Institute):

  • Non-award Postgraduate Course in Psychiatry (PCP)

    • NSW Health Doctors in Training: total cost $3,000 ($500 per semester)

    • Non-NSW Health doctors: total cost $17,820 ($2970 per semester)

Hunter New England Training (HNET) in Psychiatry:

  • Non-award FEC running through Stage 1 & 2

    • Free for trainees working with Hunter New England LHD

Victorian-based Course Providers

  1. University of Melbourne:

  2. Monash University:

    • Master of Psychiatry (Master of Mental Health Science) - estimated cost $29,800 for the full course from 2025.

      • If you exit the Masters programme prior to completion you can receive a:

        • Graduate Certificate of Psychiatry after completion of 24 units;

        • Graduate Diploma of Psychiatry after completion of 48 units.

      • It is currently unclear if this programme is RANZCP accredited as a Formal Education Course.

Member Login
Welcome, (First Name)!
Forgot? Show
Log In
Enter Member Area
My Profile Log Out