Dr Warren Kealy-Bateman has been appointed to the RANZCP Board for a 7-month appointment, commencing on 16 October 2023 and finishing at the conclusion of the College’s Annual General Meeting on 22 May 2024.

Dr Kealy-Bateman has been an active member of the College for many years, as a member or chair of multiple regional or binational groups. Highlights have included: Committee for Examinations Chief Examinations Coordinator (2008); Chair of the NSW Branch Training Committee (2009-2014); Chair of the Committee for Training (2014-2020); and many other involvements in education and training. He is the Clinical Director of Dubbo and Regions and has worked in Western NSW for over a decade. Dr Kealy-Bateman has received education from the University of Sydney, the Institute of Psychiatry of NSW, the University of Melbourne, New York University and Harvard University, and attained Fellowship of the RANZCP in 2006.

A casual vacancy had arisen on the RANZCP Board following Professor Neeraj Gill’s decision to step down from his role as Board Director. The College thanks Professor Gill for his hard work and dedication to the College, and wishes him well in his future endeavours.