Movadat H Rana, Saeed Farooq, Muhammad Iqbal Afridi.
An outline of structured training programme (stp) for FCPS in psychiatry (3rd and 4th year of training).
J Pak Psych Soc Jan ;7(1):6-12.

This is the second part of a series of documents outlining structured training programme (STP) for Fellowship in Psychiatry of College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan. This outline focuses on 3rd and 4th year of residency. It has been prepared to facilitate the FCPS postgraduate trainees as well as their trainers in making the training and the process of assessment standardised, consistent, and transparent. The unique emphasis in this STP on internal assessment, through the use of innovative and high fidelity, valid, and reliable tools such as portfolios, extended matching and one best type MCQs, and OSCEs is highlighted. A renewed emphasis on ethics and inculcation of professionalism through a process of active feedback and reflection during training is the key feature of the document. A proposed list of important topics based on current trends in psychiatry that need to be covered in the knowledge domain, with a list of competencies and skills that are to be acquired during training is included. The STP is being presented with an aim to receive feedback from trainees, trainers and mental health professionals on the document. (Opinion)

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