FRANZCP
RANZCP Coat of Arms
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| Abbreviation | RANZCP |
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| Motto |
Latin: Ex veritate salus ("Out of truth [or understanding] comes health [or wellbeing]") |
| Formation | 1946 |
| Legal status | Company Limited by Guarantee |
| Purpose | Psychiatry |
| Headquarters | Melbourne, Victoria |
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Region served
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Australia and New Zealand |
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Membership
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4808 |
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President
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Dr Kym Jenkins |
| Remarks | http://www.ranzcp.org |
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) is the principal organisation representing the medical specialty of psychiatry in Australia and New Zealand and has responsibility for training, examining and awarding the qualification of Fellowship of the College (FRANZCP) to medical practitioners.
There are currently more than 3500 Fellows of the College who account for approximately 85 per cent of all practising psychiatrists in Australia and over 50 per cent of psychiatrists in New Zealand. Over 1000 trainees are undertaking basic and advanced training to become psychiatrists in both countries.
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists is a collegial community of medical specialists and trainees committed to the following core purposes:
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists's vision:
A fellowship of psychiatrists leading the achievement of quality psychiatric care and mental health for our community.
The Australasian Association of Psychiatrists was formed on 9 October 1946. In 1962, the association resolved to "take the necessary action forthwith to convert the association into a college". and the Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists was officially incorporated in Sydney on 28 October 1963. The Australasian Association of Psychiatrists was officially dissolved at a special general meeting in Melbourne on 12 April 1964. The first formal meeting of the council of the new College took place in Canberra on 25 October 1964. The meeting coincided with the College’s first annual congress.
The RANZCP was granted the Royal prefix with effect from May 1978. An extraordinary meeting of the College ratified the inclusion of "Royal" in the College’s name on 7 May 1978.
Menders of the Mind, published by Oxford University Press, commemorated the 50th anniversary of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry.
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists is a company limited by guarantee.
The RANZCP is governed by its General Council, a democratically elected Board of Directors which oversees a wide range of issues concerning the affairs and activities of the College, and is its supreme policy-making body.
The College comprises Branches in each State and Territory of Australia, and New Zealand. Its governance structure also includes Boards, Faculties, Sections and Special Interest Groups.
Specialist aspects of psychiatry are represented by three Faculties and four Sections:
The RANZCP also has a Board of Education and a Board of Practice and Partnerships.
The RANZCP:
The RANZCP publishes:
The RANZCP holds several events, general psychiatry and mental health conferences.(http://www.ranzcp.org/resources/events.html)
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