SPECIALIST PSYCHIATRIC-TRAINING IN BRITAIN - AN IRISH GRADUATES PERSPECTIVE

Authors
Citation
Jv. Lucey, SPECIALIST PSYCHIATRIC-TRAINING IN BRITAIN - AN IRISH GRADUATES PERSPECTIVE, Irish journal of psychological medicine, 14(2), 1997, pp. 60-62
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology
ISSN journal
07909667
Volume
14
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
60 - 62
Database
ISI
SICI code
0790-9667(1997)14:2<60:SPIB-A>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Many Irish graduates chose to pursue specialist psychiatric training i n Britain. Regulations governing UK specialist training are currently changing in response to European Union (EU) directives. Furthermore, o ver the past five years the UK national health service has undergone s ignificant reforms. This paper reviews the current status of British p ostgraduate training and examines the options for Irish doctors who ta ke this route to a career in psychiatry.