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

9th September 2026

(August 2026 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 R Ataria) 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

 

23rd September 2026

 

Affective Disorders

 

 

Affective Disorders

 

SNH Education Centre

 

7th October 2026

Affective Disorder

Affective Disorders

 

SNH Education Centre

21st  October 2026

Affective Disorders

Affective Disorders 

 

SNH Education Centre

4th November 2026

 

 

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

18th November 2026

No teaching

 

No teaching

 

2nd  December 2026

Neuroscience & Psychopharmacology

Neuroscience & Psychopharmacology

MS Teams

16th December 2026

 

Neuroscience & Psychpharmacology Neuroscience & Psychopharmacology SNH Education Centre

Christmas Holidays

13th January 2027

Neuroscience & Psychopharmacology 

Neuroscience & Psychopharmacology

MS Teams

27th January 2027

Basic Cognitive Assessment

 

Basic Psychology

MS Teams

Rotation Changeover

24th February 2027

ASD (Dr Ince)

Sociology (Dr Graham)

MS Teams

10th March 2027

Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety Disorders

24th March 2027

Anxiety Disorders

 

Anxiety Disorders 

 

MS Teams
Easter Holiday

21st  April 2027

Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders

MS Teams

 

5h May 2027

Public Health

 

Psychotic Disorders (Dr O Bezzina)

 

 MS Teams

19th  May 2027

Genetics

Psychotic Disorders (Dr O Bezzina)

 

MS Teams

2nd  June 2027 Genetics Psychotic Disorders MS Teams
16th June 2027 Psychotic Disorders Psychotic Disorders MS Teams
30th June 2027 Spirituality Spirituality tbc (likley to be F2F onlt at Roseberry Park)

 

 

 

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