Education in Psychiatry
The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Section on Education in Psychiatry is interested in improving the quality of education in psychiatry at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels across the world. The Section was established in 1970 and is one of the oldest sections in WPA.

The aims of the Section are:
  • To update educational curricula for trainees in psychiatry worldwide, and in particular in low and middle income countries.
  • To develop educational materials about mental health and mental disorders for clinicians, researchers and academics.
  • To increase the attractiveness of psychiatry as a profession among medical students.
  • To promote the public image of psychiatry among the general population.
  • To improve the mental health literacy of the general public.

    For further information and to contact the Section on Education in Psychiatry, send e-mail to: edu.sec.wpa@gmail.com
  • Section Officers
    Chair
    Mariana Pinto da Costa
    Mariana Pinto da Costa
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    ICBAS, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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    Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King❜s College London, London, UK
    Co-Chair
    Savita Malhorta
    Savita Malhorta
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    Fortis Hospital, Mohali,
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    Panjab, India
    Secretary
    Nagesh Pai
    Nagesh Pai
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    Graduate School of Medicine, University of Wollongong
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    New South Wales (NSW), Australia
    Section Committee Members
    Member Engagement Lead
    Ozge Kilic
    Ozge Kilic
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    Bezmialem Vakif University, Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Neurosciences
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    Istanbul, Türkiye
    Social Media Coordinator
    Djibril Moussa
    Djibril Moussa
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    Amoud University, Borama, Somaliland
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    Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    Capacity Building & Professional Development Lead
    Francisco A. Araniva García
    Francisco A. Araniva García
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    Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social. Mental Health Team Apopa.
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    San Salvador, El Salvador
    Research Lead
    Rodrigo Ramallho
    Rodrigo Ramallho
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    Department of Social and Community Health, School of Population Health, University of Auckland
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    Auckland, New Zealand
    Digital Engagement Lead
    Sami Ouanes
    Sami Ouanes
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    MindWell
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    Kuwait City, Kuwait
    Policy Lead
    Snehil Gupta
    Snehil Gupta
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    Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
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    Bhopal, India
    Section member list can be found here

    See the full Section Members list. here