European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees (EFPT)

EFPT represents the consensus of psychiatric trainee’s associations across European countries and advocates for what training should look like, regardless of the country. EFPT is a growing family counting 37 full and 5 observer member countries. National trainee associations include:

• Albania
• Armenia
• Austria
• Azerbaijan
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Georgia
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Kosovo
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Malta
• Montenegro
• Netherlands
• North Macedonia
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Republic of Moldova
• Romania
• Russian Federation
• Serbia
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Turkey
• Ukraine
• United Kingdom of Great Britain

 

 

Organisation

Flemish Association for Psychiatry Trainees (VVAP)

The Flemish Association for Assistants in Psychiatry (VVAP) unites all Physician assistants Psychiatry in training of the Flemish universities of Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent, and Leuven. The VVAP aims at a position as a fully-fledged discussion partner in all decision-making regarding the training and recognition of (child and youth) psychiatrist. In this position she wants to contribute to and monitor the structure and quality of the training. In addition, the VVAP wants to strengthen the peer ties, across the boundaries of the various Flemish universities and disciplines. In addition, the VVAP pays attention to the regional position of the ASO (child and youth) psychiatry. At the national level it provides its support to the national professional association and at the international level it is strongly involved as a full member of the EFPT. The EFPT is a recognized European organization and a full-fledged interlocutor in the international organizations involved in the training of psychiatrists:

• Union Européene des Médecins Specialistes ​(UEMS)
• European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (ESCAP)
• International Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP)
• European Psychiatric Association (EPA)
• World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

 

Organisation

Country: Belgium