Education and self-development are some of the important factors in career progression for a doctor. However, certain things like access, logistic (travel, location) and finance may cause some difficulty in this. 

This online course aims to aid trainees in Psychiatry with their education and career by presenting relevant topics by esteemed speakers. The online format was chosen due to logistic and the pandemic to overcome the limitation due to Covid-19 precautions and logistics issues such as travels and distance.

This is the first program organized by MPA* STARS and was successfully completed with our esteemed speakers and wonderful attendees.

Topic Speaker Date / time 
Statistics: from theories to application (part 1) Dr Loo Jiann Lin

Psychiatrist, 

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, United Kingdom

14 Aug

3.00pm – 4.30 pm

Statistics: from theories to application (part 2) 21 Aug

3.00pm – 4.30 pm

Statistics: Critical Appraisals of Different Study Designs  Associate Prof. Dr. Ng Chong Guan.

Psychiatrist / Associate Professor,

Department of Psychological Medicine

Faculty of Medicine,

Universiti Malaya

28 Aug

9.00 am – 11.00 am 

Pharmacology in Bipolar Disorder Dr Ang Jing Kiat.

Psychiatrist / Senior Lecturer 

Department of Psychiatry

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,

University Putra Malaysia

4 Sept

2.30 – 4.00 pm

Old Age Psychiatry Dr Catrin Thomas.

Psychiatrist,

Wrexham Older Persons Community Mental Health Team, United Kingdom.

18 Sept

3.30 pm – 5 pm

Social Psychology  Dr Nikhil Gauri Shankar.

Psychiatrist, 

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, United Kingdom

25 Sept

3.30 pm – 5.00 pm