title: Undertaking a Fellowship in Indigenous mental health.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this paper is to report the experiences of the author during her Advanced Training Fellowship year in Indigenous mental health and consultation-liaison psychiatry through the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry. The description will include a discussion of how such a Fellowship may complement the key learning objectives of advanced training in psychiatry.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A Fellowship in Indigenous mental health can offer a variety of experiences for the psychiatry trainee, including clinical work, research and teaching. The planning and collaboration with Aboriginal health organizations, key clinicians and Ethics committees provides a unique opportunity to learn invaluable communication and consultancy skills.
authors: NSW Institute of Psychiatry Parramatta, NSW, Australia. awand@med.usyd.edu.au
authors: Anne Pamela Frances
authors: AP
authors: Wand
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships; D006303:Health Services, Indigenous / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D051188:Knowledge Bases; D008603:Mental Health; D009517:New South Wales; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration