Higher Degree Research and Scholarly Projects

Support for scholarly projects and higher-degree research students

If you are a student interested in doing a research project please get in touch, as we are often seeking Honours, Master, and Doctoral research students who would like to work in Mental Health service innovation. The Centre’s focus in education and workforce development means we take care of our students and support them throughout their research journey. See individual researchers in the About Us page, or contact the Centre at: [email protected]

A training requirement for the Australian and New Zealand College of psychiatrists is to complete a ‘scholarly project’ - a piece of scholarship that can take many forms, including quantitative or qualitative research, conducting an audit or a systematic review. All Tasmanian RANZCP trainees have the opportunity to conduct their scholarly project with the mentorship of Centre staff. Importantly, clinicians undertaking training in other mental health disciplines, who also have a requirement to produce a piece of scholarship will also be offered mentorship from Centre staff.

Examples of current projects include:

• An evaluation of the implementation of a new system for client admissions, the Choice and Partnership Approach (CAPA)
• An evaluation of a new after-hours consulting psychiatry service at the Royal Hobart Hospital
• Capacity-building through co-consultation: psychiatry and GPs join forces to improve the management of mental health conditions.

Learning Circles

The Centre has set up regular catch-up meetings for any student or registrar completing a research project, this offers an opportunity for students to discuss their progress and receive feedback and guidance from our research team. Learning Circles are intended to maximise learning by allowing students to see how other research projects progress over time, and for students to have regular contact with more experienced researchers.