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Sustaining international careers: a peer group for psychiatrists working in global mental health

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Julian Eaton ,
Nick Bouras ,
Lynne Jones ,
Charlotte Hanlon ,
Rob Stewart  and
Vikram Patel
Julian Eaton
Affiliation:
CBM International, Togo, email julian.eaton@cbm.org
Nick Bouras
Affiliation:
King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
Lynne Jones
Affiliation:
Cornwall Foundation Trust, UK
Charlotte Hanlon
Affiliation:
Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Rob Stewart
Affiliation:
UK
Vikram Patel
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK; Sangath; and Public Health Foundation of India
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Abstract

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Regular appraisal and revalidation are now a routine part of professional life for doctors in the UK. For British-trained psychiatrists working abroad (in either development/humanitarian or academic fields) this is a cause of insecurity, as most of the processes of revalidation are tailored to those working in the standard structures of the National Health Service. This article explores the degree to which a peer group for psychiatrists working abroad has achieved its aim of helping its members to fulfil their revalidation requirements. It gives recommendations for how those considering work abroad can maximise their chances of remaining recognised under the revalidation system.

Type
Thematic papers: International partnerships in psychiatry
Information
BJPsych International , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , February 2015 , pp. 5 - 7
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