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POSTGRADUATE TRAINING Range of services The Department's services are organized along three lines, i.e Inpatient Psychiatry, Outpatient psychiatry and Consultation-liaison psychiatry. There are other established clinics in child psychiatry, insomnia, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Support groups as well as day unit meetings are also regularly held in the department's facilities. Larger public seminars held at central venues are a regular feature of the Department's working calendar. Training Programme Weekly Academic Programme Monday 8 am - 9 am Child Psychiatric Training Wd 12 - Residents Room (A/Prof Wong ST) Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Teaching Round: EMD cases Wd 12 - Residents Room (A/Prof Ko SM) Wednesday 8 am - 9 am Grand Ward Round Department - Lecture Room (Rotating Chairperson) Thursday 8 am - 9 am (1st & 3rd Thur) Journal Club Department - Lecture Room (Rotating Chairperson) Thursday 8 am - 9 am (2nd & 4th Thur) Research Round Department - Lecture Room (A/Prof Ng TP) Friday 8 am - 9 am Psychotherapy Round Department - Lecture Room (Dr Lyn Chua)   Rounds: Ward Rounds with clinic supervision are conducted daily. Mentoring System: The trainee will have one-to-one meetings with his or her designated supervisor regularly. Lectures and Tutorials: Every week, formal teaching sessions on the following Psychotherapy topics will be held: Behaviour Therapy Cognitive Therapy Psychodynamic Therapy Marital Therapy Weekly Child psychiatry training sessions Other activities to enhance the training programme includes the Grand Teaching Round and the Journal club/Lecture. Research: Trainees are expected to participate in research projects and are to publish a joint paper during their stint with the Department. Advanced Specialty Training The Department is a JCAST accredited centre for Advanced Specialty training in Psychiatry and Family Medicine.