In this episode of The Thought Broadcast, Australasian Psychiatry's Dr Ed Miller, Dr Andrew Amos and Dr Michael Weightman discuss the relevance of psychiatric journal clubs and the importance that psychiatric professionals of all stages should

Truth telling and voices of justice - personal reflections by Dr Mark Lawrence

Feb 23rd, 2024 37m 9s

In this episode, Australasian Psychiatry's Trainee Editor Dr Ed Miller of the Thought Broadcast interviews Dr Mark Lawrence who shares his personal experiences of racism and challenges growing up as a Māori in New Zealand. He discusses the impa

Interviewing Ava Carter Part 1

Dec 18th, 2023 15m 55s

In this two-part episode, the Thought Broadcast interviews the RANZCP’s Appointed Trainee Board Director, Dr Ava Carter. Dr Carter is dual qualified in dentistry and medicine, and is currently the consultation liaison advanced trainee and senio

Interviewing Ava Carter Part 2

Dec 18th, 2023 16m 41s

Thought Broadcast Takes Congress 2023

Oct 2nd, 2023 13m 37s

The 2023 RANZCP Congress was held in Perth in May this year, on the theme New Horizons, Connected Futures. With almost 1800 delegates in Perth and over 450 online, it was the biggest Congress yet! Ashna Basu and Andrew Amos chatted to delegates

Discussing changes to the RANZCP’s centrally administered examinations with Nick O’Connor (part 2 of 2)

Aug 9th, 2023 19m 10s

The RANZCP has recently stopped conducting OSCE examinations in the hope of diversifying the examination and assessment pathway. In this two part episode, recorded at the RANCZP 2023 annual congress in Perth, Dr Nick O’Connor, RANZCP Board Dire

Discussing changes to the RANZCP’s centrally administered examinations with Nick O’Connor (part 1 of 2)

Jul 21st, 2023 19m 25s

Introducing New Voices Dr Ashna Basu and Dr Ed Miller: “Thought Insertions”

Apr 20th, 2023 16m 54s

In this episode, we welcome and introduce Australasian Psychiatry’s two new Associate Trainee Editors for 2023 - Dr Ashna Basu and Dr Ed Miller. Ashna is a stage two trainee working in Sydney. Ed is a stage two trainee originally from Adelaide

An Interview with Zoe Kristensen and Theo McTigue: “A Case for Lived Experience”

Feb 16th, 2023 17m 31s

The second instalment from Dr Zoe Kristensen and Dr Theo McTigue shifts focus from training to treatment of trans and non-binary people. Treatment being discussed in the broadest sense of the word. With the authority of lived experience, Zoe an

An Interview with Zoe Kristensen and Theo McTigue: “(In)Visible Me”

Sep 14th, 2022 22m 55s

Dr Zoe Kristensen and Dr Theo McTigue are pioneers. As trans and non-binary people respectively, they are living, working, and training openly in psychiatry. In years gone by, and indeed even now, there are risks associated with this visibility

An Interview with Pramudie Gunaratne: “A Seat at The Table”

Aug 3rd, 2022 24m 29s

Dr Pramudie Gunaratne is a newly appointed director of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP); the first ever from the trainee cohort. Representative of a new era in RANZCP governance, Pramudie has gone straight

Discussion with The Thought Broadcast Team: “Lessons Learned”

May 26th, 2022 20m 59s

A year since first release, The Thought Broadcast has discussed the Scholarly Project in detail. The aim of demystifying this learning goal has been perused, and perhaps achieved. This round table discussion revisits the lessons learned from ou

An Interview with Sonja Cabarkapa: “Think Globally, Act Locally”

Mar 15th, 2022 20m 39s

Starting her family in Europe, Dr Sonja Cabarkapa is taking an international approach to her psychiatry training. This requires a positive mindset and determination, both of which she employed when completing her scholarly project on profiling

An Interview with Skye Kinder: “No Taxation without Representation”

Jan 9th, 2022 31m 12s

Further exploring the fallout of the aborted November 2021 Audio-Visual Objective Structured Clinical Examination (AVOSCE), this episode of The Thought Broadcast considers the trainee perspective. The panel speaks to Dr Skye Kinder, a strong tr

An Interview with Nick O’Connor: “Examining the Examiner”

Dec 14th, 2021 1h

Following a series of podcasts exploring trainees’ experiences of the Scholarly Project assessment task, the latest episode of The Thought Broadcast shifts focus to the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). In response to the imbrog

An Interview with Alisha Thomson: “No Substitute for Experience”

Nov 29th, 2021 24m 45s

Dr Alisha Thomson takes trainee welfare personally. Her journey from psychiatry trainee, to patient, to a career in medical administration, is the backdrop to her scholarly project looking at after-hours workflow and its impact on registrar wel

An Interview with Malcolm Forbes: "Systematic Reviews for Scholarly Success"

Sep 14th, 2021 29m 31s

In this episode, guest Dr Malcolm Forbes tells the story of his scholarly project on neuroimaging in first episode psychosis (1, 2) and provides a how to guide on the systematic review process (3). With its origins in his former life as a gener

An Interview with Jeremy Couper (Part 2): “Granny Flats, Boats and a Block of Flats”

Aug 8th, 2021 19m 35s

This episode is a continuation of episode two Start Early, the interview with chair of the Scholarly Project Subcommittee Assoc. Professor Jeremy Couper. In this extended discussion, Jeremy covers the exemption pathway in greater depth. Then, a

An Interview with Jeremy Couper: “Start Early”

Jul 8th, 2021 21m 14s

The second episode of the series welcomes Assoc. Professor Jeremy Couper, chair of the Scholarly Project Subcommittee, to provide trainees with valuable insights into the make-up of successful projects. Jeremy offers an open discussion on the e

An Interview with Bryan Bui: “Observation to Publication”

Jun 8th, 2021 21m 41s

The first episode of this trainee generated podcast series explores the journey of an original research project from real-world clinical observation through to publication. Focussing on the scholarly project of podcast co-creator and Associate

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