School of Psychiatry

 

Year 1 Regional Core Psychiatry Course Timetable

 

Alternative Wednesdays 10.00am – 16.45pm


Usual Venue: Medical Education Centre, St Nicholas' Hospital, Jubilee Road, Gosforth, NE3 3XT or MS Teams

 

 

 

10.00am-13.00pm

13.45-16.45pm

 

Date

Module/Leader Morning session

Module/Leader afternoon session

Modality

Venue for in person / MS Teams

3rd September 2025

(August 2025 starters only)

Diagnosis & Classification (Dr N Ahuja)  10.00 - 11.00

 

Course Induction (Dr Lloyd)

13.45 - 14.45

 

SNH Education Centre

How to get through core training (Dr Oduma) 11.15 - 12.30

 

 

Formulation Skills (Dr Lloyd)

14.45 - 15.45

 

Lunch / Networking

How to approach the CASC (Dr Lloyd) 15.45 - 16.45

 

17th September 2025

Affective Disorders

 

 

Affective Disorders

 

SNH Education Centre

 

15th October 2025

Basic Interview Skills

Please note that this day will begin at 9am and is face to face teaching only

Basic Interview Skills

 

SNH Education Centre

29th October 2025

Affective Disorders

Affective Disorders 

 

SNH Education Centre

12th November 2025

 

No teaching

No teaching

 

26th November 2025

Affective Disorders

 

Affective Disorders

SNH Education Centre

10th December 2025

Neuroscience & Psychopharmacology

Neuroscience & Psychopharmacology

SNH Education Centre

Christmas Holidays

7th January 2026

Neuroscience & Psychopharmacology 

Neuroscience & Psychopharmacology

MS Teams

21st January 2026

Neuroscience & Psychopharmacology 

 

Tbc

MS Teams

Rotation Changeover

11th February 2026

Tbc

Tbc

MS Teams

25th February 2026

ASD (Dr Ince)

Sociology (Dr Graham)

18th March 2026

Eating Disorders (Dr C Reynolds) 

 

Eating Disorders (Dr C Reynolds) 

 

MS Teams

1st April 2026

Basic Cognitive Assessment (Dr Donaghy)

 

Psychotic Disorders (Dr O Bezzina)

 

MS Teams

Easter Holiday

29th  April 2026

Genetics (Dr Morris)

Psychotic Disorders (Dr O Bezzina)

MS Teams

 

13h May 2026

Genetics (Dr Morris)

 

Psychotic Disorders (Dr O Bezzina)

 

 MS Teams

27th  May 2026

Psychotic Disorders (Dr O Bezzina)

Psychotic Disorders (Dr O Bezzina)

 

MS Teams

10th June 2026 Spirituality Care in Psychiatry Spirituality Care in Psychiatry

 

 

 

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