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External placements: a potentially valuable addition to higher training in old age psychiatry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Peter Bentham*
Affiliation:
Old Age Psychiatry
Abdul Patel
Affiliation:
Old Age Psychiatry, Mental Health Services for Older Adults, Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2QZ
*
Correspondence
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Abstract

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This article briefly describes the experience of two final year senior registrars visiting services in other regions. The potential training benefits of such external placements for higher trainees are outlined and practical suggestions are made on how to make them more widely available.

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Education
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Copyright
Copyright © 1996 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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