ACT PIF members to ACT Travelling Scholar Dinner

Eligible ACT PIF members are invited to apply for a sponsorship to attend the RANZCP ACT Branch 2024 Travelling Scholar Dinner & Presentation, being held at Saint Malo, 23 London Circuit, Canberra, ACT 2601, from 6-8pm on Thursday August 22.

The 2024 presenter is Professor Ajeet Singh, an academic private Psychiatrist based at The Geelong Clinic. He received his medical degree, masters, & doctorate from The University of Melbourne, with doctoral & post-doctoral work focussed on blood brain barrier Pharmacogenetics. He has over 100 academic publications and presentations, whilst remaining a fulltime clinician, and is an author of the 2023 Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium (NIH) guidelines on antidepressants. Professor Singh is developing artificial emotional intelligence systems for psychotherapy applications based on his forthcoming self-help book Empathic Warriors.

Sponsorship support for attendance at the dinner and presentation (totalling up to A$45) will be provided for eligible scholarship recipients.

Four (4) sponsorship places are being offered, which include:

6pm - Pre-dinner drinks and canapes
7 -10pm - Dinner and presentation

Eligibility

Applicants must:

Be a current RANZCP Psychiatry Interest Forum (PIF) member (or have their application pending), and be based in the ACT. Fellows and trainees of another specialties are ineligible.
Commit to attending the full dinner and presentation. Successful applicants are responsibe for securing time off work/study in order to attend the dinner and presentation;
Complete a short survey reflecting on their attendance at the event.

Please note that this sponsorship does not cover costs associated with travel or accommodation. Fellows or trainees of other specialties are ineligible to apply.

Applications close on Tuesday 23 July 2024. Applications received after the due date will not be considered.

Terms & conditions

Travel expenses

Travel and accommodation costs to attend the dinner and presentation are not included in this sponsorship.

Photography & recording

Images and/or voices of attendees may be recorded during the conference for use in RANZCP website, communications and media, including social media. If you do not wish for your image or voice to be publicised, please email pif@ranzcp.org.

Selection

The Selection Panel will assess the applications based on the personal statement and determine the successful applicants. The Selection Panel’s decision is final. The outcome will be announced shortly after the closing date and successful applicants are required to confirm their acceptance of a sponsorship by email within the provided deadline.