The matrix

Name: Psychiatry learning matrix (Malaysia)
Creator: Jupiter2U Solutions
License: https://jupiter2u.com/psyc/about/

Every subject (rows) against every stage (columns), with the level expected: Aware, Understands, Applies or Masters. Darker cells mean deeper mastery. Click a column heading to sort; use the filters to narrow it down.

Search Group Stage At least

1 = Aware
2 = Understands
3 = Applies
4 = Masters / Teaches


Entry to medical school: academic requirementsBackground required	Masters / Teaches	Aware	Not expected	Not expected	Not expected	Not expected	Aware
Entry to psychiatry training: MMed & MRCPsychBackground required	Not expected	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Masters / Teaches	Understands	Understands
Empathy & compassionBackground required	Understands	Understands	Applies	Applies	Applies	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Communication & languages (BM, English and more)Background required	Understands	Understands	Applies	Applies	Applies	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Resilience & self-careBackground required	Understands	Understands	Applies	Masters / Teaches	Applies	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Ethics, integrity & professionalismBackground required	Understands	Understands	Applies	Applies	Applies	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Curiosity & lifelong learningBackground required	Understands	Applies	Applies	Applies	Applies	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Cultural & religious sensitivityBackground required	Understands	Understands	Applies	Applies	Applies	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Related background that helpsBackground required	Aware	Understands	Understands	Aware	Understands	Applies	Applies
Alternative entry routesBackground required	Applies	Aware	Aware	Not expected	Aware	Not expected	Aware
Time, cost & career outlookBackground required	Applies	Understands	Understands	Understands	Applies	Understands	Understands
BiologyPre-university sciences	Applies	Understands	Aware	Aware	Aware	Aware	Aware
ChemistryPre-university sciences	Applies	Understands	Aware	Aware	Aware	Aware	Aware
PhysicsPre-university sciences	Applies	Aware	Aware	Aware	Aware	Aware	Aware
Mathematics & basic statisticsPre-university sciences	Applies	Understands	Understands	Understands	Understands	Applies	Applies
English & study skillsPre-university sciences	Applies	Applies	Applies	Applies	Applies	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Anatomy (incl. histology & embryology)Pre-clinical medicine	Not expected	Applies	Understands	Understands	Aware	Understands	Understands
PhysiologyPre-clinical medicine	Aware	Applies	Understands	Applies	Understands	Understands	Understands
BiochemistryPre-clinical medicine	Aware	Applies	Understands	Applies	Understands	Understands	Understands
PharmacologyPre-clinical medicine	Not expected	Understands	Understands	Applies	Applies	Applies	Masters / Teaches
PathologyPre-clinical medicine	Not expected	Applies	Understands	Understands	Understands	Understands	Understands
MicrobiologyPre-clinical medicine	Not expected	Understands	Understands	Applies	Understands	Aware	Aware
ImmunologyPre-clinical medicine	Not expected	Understands	Aware	Understands	Aware	Understands	Understands
Medical geneticsPre-clinical medicine	Aware	Understands	Aware	Aware	Aware	Understands	Understands
Behavioural science & medical psychologyPre-clinical medicine	Not expected	Understands	Understands	Understands	Understands	Applies	Masters / Teaches
Epidemiology & biostatisticsPre-clinical medicine	Aware	Understands	Understands	Aware	Understands	Applies	Applies
Community medicine & public healthPre-clinical medicine	Not expected	Understands	Understands	Aware	Understands	Understands	Applies
Medical ethics & lawPre-clinical medicine	Not expected	Understands	Understands	Applies	Applies	Applies	Masters / Teaches
Communication skills & professionalismPre-clinical medicine	Aware	Understands	Applies	Applies	Applies	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Internal medicineClinical medicine rotations	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Applies	Applies	Applies	Applies
General surgeryClinical medicine rotations	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Applies	Understands	Aware	Aware
Obstetrics & gynaecologyClinical medicine rotations	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Applies	Understands	Understands	Understands
PaediatricsClinical medicine rotations	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Applies	Understands	Understands	Understands
OrthopaedicsClinical medicine rotations	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Applies	Aware	Aware	Aware
Emergency medicineClinical medicine rotations	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Applies	Applies	Applies	Applies
Family medicine & primary careClinical medicine rotations	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Aware	Applies	Understands	Understands
Psychiatry (undergraduate posting)Clinical medicine rotations	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Understands	Applies	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
NeurologyClinical medicine rotations	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Understands	Understands	Applies	Applies
OphthalmologyClinical medicine rotations	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Aware	Aware	Aware	Aware
Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)Clinical medicine rotations	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Aware	Aware	Aware	Aware
DermatologyClinical medicine rotations	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Aware	Aware	Understands	Understands
Anaesthesiology & critical careClinical medicine rotations	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Understands	Understands	Understands	Understands
Forensic medicineClinical medicine rotations	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Aware	Aware	Understands	Applies
RadiologyClinical medicine rotations	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Understands	Understands	Understands	Understands
Geriatric medicine & palliative careClinical medicine rotations	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Understands	Understands	Applies	Applies
Housemanship: internal medicineHousemanship postings	Not expected	Not expected	Understands	Applies	Applies	Applies	Applies
Housemanship: general surgeryHousemanship postings	Not expected	Not expected	Understands	Applies	Understands	Understands	Understands
Housemanship: obstetrics & gynaecologyHousemanship postings	Not expected	Not expected	Understands	Applies	Understands	Understands	Understands
Housemanship: paediatricsHousemanship postings	Not expected	Not expected	Understands	Applies	Understands	Understands	Understands
Housemanship: orthopaedicsHousemanship postings	Not expected	Not expected	Understands	Applies	Understands	Aware	Aware
Housemanship: emergency medicine & other postingsHousemanship postings	Not expected	Not expected	Understands	Applies	Applies	Applies	Applies
Housemanship core skills (on-call, procedures, documentation)Housemanship postings	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Applies	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Medical officer: general clinical workMedical officer years	Not expected	Not expected	Not expected	Aware	Applies	Applies	Applies
Medical officer in psychiatryMedical officer years	Not expected	Not expected	Aware	Aware	Applies	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Mental health in primary care & district hospitalsMedical officer years	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Aware	Applies	Understands	Applies
Preparing for specialist training entryMedical officer years	Not expected	Not expected	Aware	Aware	Applies	Not expected	Understands
Clinical audit & quality improvement basicsMedical officer years	Not expected	Aware	Aware	Aware	Understands	Applies	Masters / Teaches
NeuroanatomyPsychiatry: basic sciences	Aware	Understands	Understands	Understands	Understands	Applies	Applies
NeurophysiologyPsychiatry: basic sciences	Aware	Understands	Understands	Understands	Understands	Applies	Applies
NeurochemistryPsychiatry: basic sciences	Aware	Understands	Understands	Understands	Understands	Applies	Applies
Psychopharmacology (basic)Psychiatry: basic sciences	Not expected	Understands	Understands	Applies	Applies	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Human development & developmental psychologyPsychiatry: basic sciences	Aware	Understands	Understands	Aware	Understands	Applies	Applies
Social psychologyPsychiatry: basic sciences	Not expected	Understands	Aware	Aware	Aware	Applies	Applies
Cognitive psychology & neuropsychologyPsychiatry: basic sciences	Not expected	Understands	Understands	Aware	Understands	Applies	Applies
Learning theory & behavioural psychologyPsychiatry: basic sciences	Not expected	Understands	Aware	Aware	Understands	Applies	Applies
Psychiatric geneticsPsychiatry: basic sciences	Aware	Understands	Aware	Aware	Aware	Applies	Applies
Psychiatric epidemiologyPsychiatry: basic sciences	Not expected	Understands	Aware	Aware	Aware	Applies	Applies
Neuroimaging & investigationsPsychiatry: basic sciences	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Applies	Applies	Applies	Masters / Teaches
History & philosophy of psychiatryPsychiatry: basic sciences	Not expected	Aware	Aware	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Applies
Descriptive psychopathology & phenomenologyPsychiatry: core clinical skills	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Aware	Applies	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Classification: ICD-11 & DSM-5-TRPsychiatry: core clinical skills	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Aware	Understands	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Psychiatric interview & mental state examinationPsychiatry: core clinical skills	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Understands	Applies	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Assessment, formulation & rating scalesPsychiatry: core clinical skills	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Aware	Applies	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Physical health in mental illnessPsychiatry: core clinical skills	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Applies	Applies	Applies	Masters / Teaches
Schizophrenia & other psychotic disordersPsychiatry: disorder groups	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Understands	Applies	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Bipolar disordersPsychiatry: disorder groups	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Understands	Applies	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Depressive disordersPsychiatry: disorder groups	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Understands	Applies	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Anxiety disordersPsychiatry: disorder groups	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Understands	Applies	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Obsessive-compulsive & related disordersPsychiatry: disorder groups	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Aware	Understands	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Trauma- and stress-related disordersPsychiatry: disorder groups	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Aware	Understands	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Dissociative & bodily distress (somatic symptom) disordersPsychiatry: disorder groups	Not expected	Aware	Aware	Understands	Understands	Applies	Masters / Teaches
Feeding & eating disordersPsychiatry: disorder groups	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Aware	Understands	Applies	Masters / Teaches
Sleep–wake disordersPsychiatry: disorder groups	Not expected	Understands	Aware	Aware	Understands	Applies	Applies
Personality disordersPsychiatry: disorder groups	Not expected	Aware	Aware	Aware	Understands	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Substance use disorders & addictionPsychiatry: disorder groups	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Applies	Applies	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Gambling, gaming & behavioural addictionsPsychiatry: disorder groups	Not expected	Not expected	Aware	Aware	Understands	Applies	Applies
Delirium, dementia & neurocognitive disordersPsychiatry: disorder groups	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Applies	Applies	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Old age psychiatryPsychiatry: disorder groups	Not expected	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Understands	Applies	Masters / Teaches
Neurodevelopmental disorders (ADHD, autism, intellectual disability)Psychiatry: disorder groups	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Aware	Understands	Applies	Masters / Teaches
Child & adolescent psychiatryPsychiatry: disorder groups	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Aware	Understands	Applies	Applies
Perinatal psychiatryPsychiatry: disorder groups	Not expected	Not expected	Understands	Understands	Understands	Applies	Applies
Consultation-liaison (psychosomatic) psychiatryPsychiatry: disorder groups	Not expected	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Applies	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Neuropsychiatry (epilepsy, brain injury, movement disorders)Psychiatry: disorder groups	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Understands	Understands	Applies	Applies
Forensic psychiatryPsychiatry: disorder groups	Not expected	Not expected	Aware	Not expected	Understands	Applies	Applies
Sexual dysfunctions & sexual healthPsychiatry: disorder groups	Not expected	Aware	Aware	Aware	Understands	Applies	Applies
Clinical pharmacotherapy & safe prescribingPsychiatry: treatments	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Understands	Applies	Applies	Masters / Teaches
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)Psychiatry: treatments	Not expected	Not expected	Aware	Aware	Understands	Applies	Masters / Teaches
rTMS & other neuromodulationPsychiatry: treatments	Not expected	Not expected	Aware	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Applies
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)Psychiatry: treatments	Not expected	Aware	Aware	Not expected	Understands	Applies	Applies
Psychodynamic psychotherapyPsychiatry: treatments	Not expected	Aware	Aware	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Applies
Family & couple therapyPsychiatry: treatments	Not expected	Aware	Aware	Aware	Understands	Understands	Applies
Group therapyPsychiatry: treatments	Not expected	Not expected	Aware	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Applies
Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)Psychiatry: treatments	Not expected	Not expected	Aware	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Applies
Motivational interviewingPsychiatry: treatments	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Aware	Understands	Applies	Applies
Other therapies: IPT, supportive, ACT, mindfulnessPsychiatry: treatments	Not expected	Not expected	Aware	Aware	Understands	Understands	Applies
Psychoeducation & psychosocial interventionsPsychiatry: treatments	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Understands	Applies	Applies	Masters / Teaches
Emergency psychiatryPsychiatry: practice, law & professional skills	Not expected	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Applies	Applies	Masters / Teaches
Risk assessment & suicide preventionPsychiatry: practice, law & professional skills	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Understands	Applies	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Community psychiatryPsychiatry: practice, law & professional skills	Not expected	Aware	Aware	Not expected	Understands	Applies	Masters / Teaches
Psychiatric rehabilitation & recoveryPsychiatry: practice, law & professional skills	Not expected	Not expected	Aware	Not expected	Understands	Applies	Masters / Teaches
Mental health law (Mental Health Act 2001)Psychiatry: practice, law & professional skills	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Understands	Applies	Masters / Teaches	Masters / Teaches
Ethics in psychiatryPsychiatry: practice, law & professional skills	Not expected	Understands	Understands	Understands	Applies	Applies	Masters / Teaches
Research methods & the dissertationPsychiatry: practice, law & professional skills	Aware	Understands	Understands	Aware	Understands	Applies	Applies
Critical appraisal & evidence-based psychiatryPsychiatry: practice, law & professional skills	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Aware	Understands	Applies	Masters / Teaches
Teaching & medical educationPsychiatry: practice, law & professional skills	Not expected	Aware	Aware	Aware	Understands	Applies	Masters / Teaches
Leadership & service managementPsychiatry: practice, law & professional skills	Not expected	Not expected	Aware	Aware	Understands	Understands	Masters / Teaches
Cultural psychiatry (Malaysian context)Psychiatry: practice, law & professional skills	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Understands	Applies	Applies	Masters / Teaches
Religion, spirituality & mental healthPsychiatry: practice, law & professional skills	Not expected	Aware	Aware	Aware	Understands	Applies	Applies
Telepsychiatry & digital mental healthPsychiatry: practice, law & professional skills	Not expected	Not expected	Aware	Aware	Understands	Understands	Applies
Subspecialty fellowship trainingSpecialist & consultant level	Not expected	Not expected	Not expected	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Masters / Teaches
Gazettement & National Specialist RegisterSpecialist & consultant level	Not expected	Not expected	Not expected	Aware	Aware	Understands	Applies
Continuing professional development (CPD)Specialist & consultant level	Not expected	Aware	Aware	Understands	Applies	Applies	Masters / Teaches
Clinical supervision & mentoringSpecialist & consultant level	Not expected	Not expected	Not expected	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Masters / Teaches
Medico-legal reports & expert evidenceSpecialist & consultant level	Not expected	Aware	Aware	Aware	Understands	Applies	Masters / Teaches
Service leadership & mental health policySpecialist & consultant level	Not expected	Not expected	Not expected	Not expected	Aware	Understands	Masters / Teaches
Research leadership & publicationSpecialist & consultant level	Not expected	Aware	Aware	Not expected	Aware	Applies	Masters / Teaches
Doctor wellbeing, burnout & resilienceSpecialist & consultant level	Aware	Understands	Understands	Applies	Applies	Applies	Masters / Teaches
Private practice & multi-disciplinary networksSpecialist & consultant level	Not expected	Not expected	Not expected	Not expected	Aware	Aware	Applies