Postgraduate Training Committee (PTC)
Function: To provide advice and guidance to the Council of the College and to the Dean of Education on all policy matters relating to postgraduate training.
Its key tasks and priorities include
- The development, design and implementation of a competency-based postgraduate training programme, including the development of appropriate outcomes, curriculum, instructional framework and assessment processes
- The accreditation of training schemes
- The development, design, and implementation of a formal e-learning and face-to-face teaching programme
- The implementation of national recruitment systems for Basic Specialist Trainees & Higher Specialist Trainees
- The development, design and implementation of the College’s Clinical Examination
- Ensuring compliance with the requirements for postgraduate training specified in the Medical Practitioners Act, 2007 and in this regard working closely, collaboratively and in co-operation with the Medical Council, HSE National Doctors Training and Planning, and with the Forum of Postgraduate Training Bodies.
Sub-Committees of PTC (Report to Council via the PTC)
- Examinations Sub-Committee (Chair – Chief Examiner)
Contact for committee Caroline Keyes exams@irishpsychiatry.ie
This Sub-Committee has been established to:- Develop and implement an Irish Exam at basic specialist training level (with initial priority of a clinical examination – the first ‘mock’ took place at the end of 2013)
- Appoint and train a panel of examiners (including external assessors)
- Develop and oversee an effective policy for appeals
- Accreditation Sub-Committee (Co-Chaired by Dean and another member of PTC)
Contact for committee Kevin Costello kcostello@irishpsychiatry.ie
This Sub-Committee has been established to:- Ensure the quality of training posts (e.g. Accreditation of Schemes, Sites & Trainers, Develop Rules & Regulations, Delivery [Inspection combined with review of ARP data], Appeals)
- Courses and e-Learning Sub-Committee
Contact for committee Emma Lindsay elindsay@irishpsychiatry.ie
This Sub-Committee has been established to:- Organise the development of course content
- Co-ordinate the production of standalone e-modules for BST, HST, PDP and Consultants
- Approve and make recommendations with regard to course learning outcomes
- Decide which courses should be delivered as a training course with online content, and which courses should be delivered as standalone e-modules
- Identify those suitable to deliver such course content
- Implement quality assurance of all course content [includes assessment of content independent of those who developed it to ensure it is fit for purpose]. This includes review of feedback. This may be done in conjunction with the PCS Committee.
- Child and Adolescent (CAP) Sub-Committee
Contact for committee Emma Lindsay elindsay@irishpsychiatry.ie
This Sub-Committee has been established to:- Provide guidance to the PTC on matters relating to Child & Adolescent psychiatry training.
- Syllabus, Curriculum, & Annual Review of Progress (SCCAARP) Sub-Committee
Contact for committee Kevin Costello kcostello@irishpsychiatry.ie
This Sub-Committee has been established to:- Develop and improve the continuous assessment process and engage with and enhance curriculum development to ensure a high quality curriculum is developed and maintained.