Abstract
The variations in structure and content between Masters degree courses offered to psychiatry trainees around the country are documented. Most courses are integrated to some degree with statutory Membership teaching. The extent to which courses differ is likely to surprise readers. The implications for the junior trainee as well as for consultant or senior registrar appointment committees is discussed. Universities act autonomously, hence a Masters degree awarded by one may bear no relation to that awarded by another.
Highlights
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Summary
The variations in structure and content between Masters degree courses offered to psychiatry trainees around the country are documented. Most courses are integrated to some degree with statutory Membership teaching. The extent to which courses differ is likely to surprise readers. The implications for the junior trainee as well as for consultant or senior registrar appointment committees is discussed. Universities act autonomously, a Masters degree awarded by one may bear no relation to that awarded by another. In October 1994 a conference was held in Leeds for organisers of Masters degree courses in psychiatry. The differences in structure and content of courses leading to apparently equivalent academic qualifications were strikingly apparent. Two trainees (ourselves) attended and were stimulated to research the differences between Masters courses around the United Kingdom
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