The Royal College of Psychiatrists is looking for Higher Trainees to join the abstract reviewing panel for our upcoming  congress.

Reviewer requirements:
  • Higher trainee in Psychiatry, on a registered training programme in the UK
  • Fully registered with GMC and no impending formal investigations by GMC or employer
  • Ability to critically and objectively evaluate abstracts/posters in a timely manner
  • Awareness and understanding of common research methodologies including systematic review, meta-analysis, experimental designs, and surveys
  • Understands the differences between audit and research
  • Appreciates and adheres to the principles of confidentiality and impartiality when acting as a peer reviewer
  • Prior experience of abstract/poster peer reviewing is desirable but not a requirement, since each successful candidate will be assigned a mentor 
Time Commitment

You need to be available to review abstracts between 15 and 29 March 2021.

The poster peer reviewer will review a selection of abstracts from the following categories.
  • Research
  • Education and Training 
  • Service Evaluation/Audit
  • Quality improvement 
  • Psychopharmacology 
All abstract reviewers will receive a certificate as evidence that they reviewed.

The submission deadline is Friday 26 February 2021.

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