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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Soofia Tariq

Two-year wait for psychiatrist certification

Psychiatry trainees have been waiting up to two years to sit exams and gain accreditation. Picture: Shutterstock

Would-be psychiatrists are being forced to wait months to sit final exams, despite a mental health crisis gripping Australia.

The country's only accreditation body for psychiatrists - the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists - is under fire over revelations the college has been passing trainees at a "snail's pace", creating a backlog of hundreds unable to treat patients.

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