UEMS Section of Psychiatry

Our purpose is to promote the highest standard of care for people who are affected by mental health problems in Europe through postgraduate training and continuing medical education of psychiatrists.

Our mission

The Section encourages and promotes excellence in psychiatric education and training, from the undergraduate phase through to continuing professional development.

Guidance

Producing evidence based guidance on training and service related matters.

Education

Setting standards for education and learning across all stages of professional development in Europe.

Harmonisation

Contributing to the harmonisation of professional standards in Europe.

Monitoring

Offering to Monitoring the standards.

I am beyond grateful for your confidence to elect me as the new UEMS PS President. In the next four years I look forward to progressing our equality, diversity, and inclusion agenda, engaging with members across Europe and external stakeholders, supporting the European Exam project and working to harmonise not only training but human rights aspects of psychiatric practice.

Dr. Marisa Casanova Dias
President