Salt in the soul, steel in the eye and caution towards the winds: a mariner’s guide for navigating a new academic psychiatry department

Jeffrey C.L. Looi*, Daniel Bonner, Paul Maguire, Raj Parige, Michael Tedeschi, Jeffrey C. Cubis, Bjorn Cartledge, Philip Keightley, Rebecca E. Reay, Peggy Craigie

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    Abstract

    Objectives: This paper describes principles and advice regarding the development of a new academic psychiatry department within a medical school for aspiring academic psychiatrists. We describe general principles based on the experience of the foundation of the Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine at the Australian National University Medical School. Conclusions: Perspicacious leadership and organisation are the foundation for an academic psychiatry department which delivers teaching, research and broader intellectual engagement with the medical and broader community.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)588-595
    Number of pages8
    JournalAustralasian Psychiatry
    Volume25
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2017

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