Old age assessments & requirements

Your assessments and requirements to complete the Certificate are:

eight Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs), two per 6 month rotation
one Observed Clinical Activity per 6 month rotation
mid-rotation and end-of rotation In-Training Assessments (ITAs)
research project
specific clinical experiences including psychotherapy
40 case summaries
study requirements based on your formal or self-directed learning.

You will complete learning and development plans at the start of each year. At the end of your Certificate you will complete a checklist and sign off.

Learning and development plan

At the beginning of each year of training, you must submit a written proposal outlining your plans for learning and development.

Learning plan template [MS Word; 44 KB]

Entrustable Professional Activities

You must attain eight Stage 3 psychiatry of old age EPAs, two per 6-month FTE rotation.

All psychiatry of old age EPAs and forms [PDF; 2 MB] (combined document)

Observed Clinical Activity

You must undertake one Observed Clinical Activity with a person aged over 65 during each 6-month FTE rotation.

In-training Assessments

You must complete mid-rotation and end-of-rotation ITAs. You must submit an end-of-rotation ITA form via inTrain within 60 days of the completion of a rotation.

Research project

You must complete a research project of 3000-5000 words in length.

A successfully completed Fellowship Scholarly Project, or a relevant piece of research that has satisfied the Fellowship Scholarly Project exemption criteria may be used to fulfil this requirement.

Research project guidelines [PDF; 37 KB]

Tips for the research project by Prof. Gerard Byrne [PDF; 1.4 MB]

Case summaries

You must complete 40 case summaries of 50-100 words each, with 10 summaries per 6-month FTE rotation.

Diagnostic categories are prescribed to ensure reasonable coverage of both high-prevalence and low-prevalence disorders.

Requirements are divided into:

25 high-prevalence disorders
15 low-prevalence disorders
At least 5 cases must be seen in a consultation-liaison setting.

Diagnostic categories [PDF; 103 KB]
Case summary form [PDF; 182 KB]

Clinical experience requirements

Your experience must cover:

five medico-legal reports, for example testamentary capacity, fitness for trial or guardianship
management of two older people receiving electroconvulsive therapy (pre- and post- treatment)
five half-day memory clinics.