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Psychiatric training in New Zealand – opportunities for Irish trainees

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Ciaran Mulholland
Ciaran Mulholland*
Affiliation:
Department of Mental Health, The Queen's University of Belfast, The Whitla Medical Building, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, Northern Ireland
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Abstract

A period of psychiatric training in New Zealand is relatively easy to organise and provides opportunities not available locally. This article illustrates some of the similarities and differences between Irish and New Zealand psychiatry and provides advice on how to arrange a placement.

Keywords

Psychiatric trainingNew Zealand
Type
Perspective
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 15 , Issue 3 , September 1998 , pp. 105 - 107
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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