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i have heard that it is extremely difficult for otds to get registra positions in surgery and dermatology.can someone tell me if it is the same for PSYCHIATRY

Elsevier Australia is launching a new medical website, specifically targeted at specialists, and we want you to be a part of it! We're looking for enthusiastic bloggers as well as interview participants for short podcasts and vodcasts to contribute to our exciting new online project, which will be launching in the coming months.

You'll need to be focused on one of the following specialties: Endocrinology, Psychiatry/Mental Health, Cardiology, or Oncology & Hematology.

If you are passionate about your industry and would like to voice your opinion about the issues that matter, then join the fray and become a regular blogger. Be read by specialists from all over Australia in a variety of fields, encourage lively debate and connect with other physicians. Are you comfortable in front of a camera? Discuss the most important topics of concern in medicine today in a real time podcast or vodcast.

This is a fantastic opportunity to get your name out there, network with other physicians in your field and associate yourself with a well-known name in the medical publishing industry.

If you are interested and would like to know more, please email m.scavone@elsevier.com

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists has launched a DVD which provides medical students and junior doctors with information about the benefits of a career in psychiatry.

"The DVD consists of four chapters which cover information relating to: why medical graduates should consider psychiatry as a career – including evidence for the specialty’s benefits such as work conditions, a rewarding and flexible career, the quality of training, career prospects, the range of settings to work within, the diversity of sub-specialties and emphasis on team work; detailed information about training and exams; testimonials from other psychiatrists; and opportunities in rural and regional psychiatry..."

View a sample or order a copy here, or head to our psychiatry specialty profile.