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Early Career Psychiatrists

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Early Years Psychiatrists

The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Section of Early Career Psychiatrists aims to represent and support psychiatric trainees/residents and early career psychiatrists across the world.

In 2003, the WPA Executive Committee created the Young Psychiatrists Council, targeting all trainees and early career psychiatrists registered in national psychiatric associations. Later, in 2009 this was restructured as the WPA Early Career Psychiatrists Council, with one representative nominated for a term of three years by each WPA Member Society. In 2014, a group of early career psychiatrists proposed the creation of a WPA Early Career Psychiatrists Section, and in 2015 the Section was established (Pinto da Costa, 2020).

 

WPA early career psychiatrist section membership

  • overarching term, as it represents and supports both psychiatric trainees/residents and early career psychiatrists (up to seven years after becoming specialists in psychiatry)

  • no age limit

  • no financial membership cost

 

For further information and to contact the Section of Early Career Psychiatrists, please e-mail: wpa.ecp.section@gmail.com

Chair:

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Lamia Jouini

Activities: Leads the committee, chairs meetings, represents the committee in official matters, and ensures the team is progressing on its objectives

Represented Zones: North Africa and Middle East (WPA Zones 11 and 12)

E-mail: dr.lamia.jouini@gmail.com

Co-Chair:

Alex Vicente Spadini

Activities: Supports the Chair, steps in as Chair representative when needed, helps with coordination and decision-making, and may lead specific initiatives

Represented Zones: South America (WPA Zones 4 and 5)


E-mail: alexsword@gmail.com
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Secretary:

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Rick Peter Fritz Wolthusen

ctivities: Handles meeting minutes, maintains records, organises documentation, and reviews/manages applications for section membership

Represented Zones: North America (WPA Zones 1, 2 and 3)

E-mail: rick.wolthusen@gmail.com

Newsletter Editor

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Katherine Tan

Activities: Makes the call for articles to members, oversees the creation and distribution of the committee’s newsletter on the Section page

Represented Zones: Australia and New Zealand (WPA Zone 18)

E-mail: katherinelitan@gmail.com

Social Media Coordinator:

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Sara Medved

Activities: Manages the Section’s online presence, posting updates, engages with the social media audience, and promotes initiatives.

Represented Zones: Eastern Europe (WPA Zones 9 and 10)

E-mail: saramedv@gmail.com 

World Psychiatry Exchange Program Coordinator:

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Ganesh Gudva

Activities: Oversees the World Psychiatry Exchange program, supports national/local coordinators and participants' general queries, manages the call for institutions, oversees the feedback process and issuing of participants' certificates.

Represented Zones: Asia (WPA Zones 15, 16 and 17)

E-mail: drkudva@gmail.com

Conference Coordinator:

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Tejil Morar

Activities: Organises the ECP sessions and activities at the World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP) and other key events.

Represented Zones: South Africa (WPA Zones 13 and 14)

E-mail: tejilmorar@gmail.com

Communications Coordinator:

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Fatma Swilem

Activities: Facilitates communication with Section members, other sections, WPA bodies, and external organisations

Represented Zones: Western Europe (WPA Zone 6, 7 and 8)

E-mail: fatmaswilem@gmail.com

>> Please click here to see the ECP Section Committee.

>> Please click here to see the ECP Membership List.

References

Pinto da Costa M. Early career psychiatrists - history, 2020 and beyond. World Psychiatry. 2020 Feb;19(1):127-128. doi: 10.1002/wps.20712.

Further Information

Click here for the Section's Terms of Reference

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