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Psychiatry of Old Age
The Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age Prizes promote excellence in advancing the quality of life in older people with mental illness by encouraging and promoting:
- the highest clinical and ethical standards in the delivery of Psychiatry of Old Age services amongst psychiatry trainees in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
- training in Psychiatry of Old Age of the highest standard for psychiatrists, trainee psychiatrists, medical students, related health professionals, students of related health professions and other medical practitioners.
Psychiatry of Old Age Trainee Prize
This prize recognises originality, scientific merit and contribution to the knowledge base of Psychiatry of Old Age by a psychiatry trainee.
Eligibility criteria
The prize is open to basic psychiatry trainees, that is, a Stage 1 or 2 trainee in the RANZCP Fellowship program. Previous recipients of the Award will not be eligible to receive the Award on a further occasion.
How to apply
Applicants for the Prize are required to submit an anonymised cover letter and an anonymised copy of their work (which is subject of the Prize) to the RANZCP before the due date.
Submissions should take the form of:
a published article
a draft article suitable for publication in a journal equivalent to Australasian Psychiatry
- a case review / study
Key dates
Applications are open annually, from 1 September to 31 October.
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Psychiatry of Old Age Prize for Best Mental Health Service Improvement
This prize is open to all mental health services for improvements focused upon the needs of people with mental illness who are older.
Eligibility criteria
The prize is open to all mental health services, and whilst not having to be within a formal POA service, the improvement must be:
- Focused upon the needs of people with mental illness who are older.
- Within a public or private mental health service with accreditation against the national mental health standards, or New Zealand equivalent.
Previous recipients of the Award will not be eligible to receive the Award on a further occasion.
How to apply
Applicants for the Prize are required to submit an anonymised cover letter and an anonymised copy of their work (which is subject of the Prize) to the RANZCP before the due date.
Submissions should take the form of:
- a published article
- a draft article suitable for publication in a journal equivalent to Australasian Psychiatry
- a case review / study
Key dates
Applications are open annually, from 1 September to 31 October.
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Old Age Psychiatry Trainee Prize for Scholarly Project
This prize is awarded to a current or recent Advanced Trainee in Psychiatry of Old Age, for meritorious research in the field.
Eligibility criteria
The award is open to Advanced Trainees in Psychiatry of Old Age, or Fellows who have achieved the Advanced Certificate in Psychiatry of Old Age within the 24 months prior to the submission deadline.
Applicants shall have completed meritorious research in the field of psychiatry of old age, either conducted within the Advanced Training program in Psychiatry of Old Age or the subsequent two years after the granting of an Advanced Certificate. Research should have been performed at least partly in Australasia, within the 2 years prior to application for the Award.
The prize will be awarded for the best scholarly project focused on issues relevant to Psychiatry of Old Age. Previous recipients of the prize will not be eligible to receive the Prize on a further occasion.
How to apply
Fellows and Advanced Trainees who meet the criteria are required to submit an anonymised cover letter and an anonymised copy of their research work (which is the subject of the Award) to the RANZCP before the due date.
- the Advanced Certificate in Psychiatry of Old Age Research Project
- a published article
- a draft article suitable for publication
- a 2-3 page structured synopsis
Where there are multiple authors involved, the application must indicate the contribution of the applicant’s work.
Key dates
Applications are open annually, from 1 September to 31 October.
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