Psychiatry Learning Map

The matrix

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.

Entry to medical school: academic requirementsBackground requiredMasters / TeachesAwareNot expectedNot expectedNot expectedNot expectedAware
Entry to psychiatry training: MMed & MRCPsychBackground requiredNot expectedNot expectedAwareUnderstandsMasters / TeachesUnderstandsUnderstands
Empathy & compassionBackground requiredUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesAppliesAppliesMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Communication & languages (BM, English and more)Background requiredUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesAppliesAppliesMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Resilience & self-careBackground requiredUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesMasters / TeachesAppliesMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Ethics, integrity & professionalismBackground requiredUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesAppliesAppliesMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Curiosity & lifelong learningBackground requiredUnderstandsAppliesAppliesAppliesAppliesMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Cultural & religious sensitivityBackground requiredUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesAppliesAppliesMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Related background that helpsBackground requiredAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsAwareUnderstandsAppliesApplies
Alternative entry routesBackground requiredAppliesAwareAwareNot expectedAwareNot expectedAware
Time, cost & career outlookBackground requiredAppliesUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesUnderstandsUnderstands
BiologyPre-university sciencesAppliesUnderstandsAwareAwareAwareAwareAware
ChemistryPre-university sciencesAppliesUnderstandsAwareAwareAwareAwareAware
PhysicsPre-university sciencesAppliesAwareAwareAwareAwareAwareAware
Mathematics & basic statisticsPre-university sciencesAppliesUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesApplies
English & study skillsPre-university sciencesAppliesAppliesAppliesAppliesAppliesMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Anatomy (incl. histology & embryology)Pre-clinical medicineNot expectedAppliesUnderstandsUnderstandsAwareUnderstandsUnderstands
PhysiologyPre-clinical medicineAwareAppliesUnderstandsAppliesUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstands
BiochemistryPre-clinical medicineAwareAppliesUnderstandsAppliesUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstands
PharmacologyPre-clinical medicineNot expectedUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesAppliesAppliesMasters / Teaches
PathologyPre-clinical medicineNot expectedAppliesUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstands
MicrobiologyPre-clinical medicineNot expectedUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesUnderstandsAwareAware
ImmunologyPre-clinical medicineNot expectedUnderstandsAwareUnderstandsAwareUnderstandsUnderstands
Medical geneticsPre-clinical medicineAwareUnderstandsAwareAwareAwareUnderstandsUnderstands
Behavioural science & medical psychologyPre-clinical medicineNot expectedUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesMasters / Teaches
Epidemiology & biostatisticsPre-clinical medicineAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsAwareUnderstandsAppliesApplies
Community medicine & public healthPre-clinical medicineNot expectedUnderstandsUnderstandsAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsApplies
Medical ethics & lawPre-clinical medicineNot expectedUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesAppliesAppliesMasters / Teaches
Communication skills & professionalismPre-clinical medicineAwareUnderstandsAppliesAppliesAppliesMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Internal medicineClinical medicine rotationsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAppliesAppliesAppliesApplies
General surgeryClinical medicine rotationsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAppliesUnderstandsAwareAware
Obstetrics & gynaecologyClinical medicine rotationsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAppliesUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstands
PaediatricsClinical medicine rotationsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAppliesUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstands
OrthopaedicsClinical medicine rotationsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAppliesAwareAwareAware
Emergency medicineClinical medicine rotationsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAppliesAppliesAppliesApplies
Family medicine & primary careClinical medicine rotationsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAwareAppliesUnderstandsUnderstands
Psychiatry (undergraduate posting)Clinical medicine rotationsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
NeurologyClinical medicine rotationsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesApplies
OphthalmologyClinical medicine rotationsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAwareAwareAwareAware
Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)Clinical medicine rotationsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAwareAwareAwareAware
DermatologyClinical medicine rotationsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAwareAwareUnderstandsUnderstands
Anaesthesiology & critical careClinical medicine rotationsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstands
Forensic medicineClinical medicine rotationsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAwareAwareUnderstandsApplies
RadiologyClinical medicine rotationsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstands
Geriatric medicine & palliative careClinical medicine rotationsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesApplies
Housemanship: internal medicineHousemanship postingsNot expectedNot expectedUnderstandsAppliesAppliesAppliesApplies
Housemanship: general surgeryHousemanship postingsNot expectedNot expectedUnderstandsAppliesUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstands
Housemanship: obstetrics & gynaecologyHousemanship postingsNot expectedNot expectedUnderstandsAppliesUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstands
Housemanship: paediatricsHousemanship postingsNot expectedNot expectedUnderstandsAppliesUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstands
Housemanship: orthopaedicsHousemanship postingsNot expectedNot expectedUnderstandsAppliesUnderstandsAwareAware
Housemanship: emergency medicine & other postingsHousemanship postingsNot expectedNot expectedUnderstandsAppliesAppliesAppliesApplies
Housemanship core skills (on-call, procedures, documentation)Housemanship postingsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAppliesMasters / TeachesMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Medical officer: general clinical workMedical officer yearsNot expectedNot expectedNot expectedAwareAppliesAppliesApplies
Medical officer in psychiatryMedical officer yearsNot expectedNot expectedAwareAwareAppliesMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Mental health in primary care & district hospitalsMedical officer yearsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAwareAppliesUnderstandsApplies
Preparing for specialist training entryMedical officer yearsNot expectedNot expectedAwareAwareAppliesNot expectedUnderstands
Clinical audit & quality improvement basicsMedical officer yearsNot expectedAwareAwareAwareUnderstandsAppliesMasters / Teaches
NeuroanatomyPsychiatry: basic sciencesAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesApplies
NeurophysiologyPsychiatry: basic sciencesAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesApplies
NeurochemistryPsychiatry: basic sciencesAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesApplies
Psychopharmacology (basic)Psychiatry: basic sciencesNot expectedUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesAppliesMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Human development & developmental psychologyPsychiatry: basic sciencesAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsAwareUnderstandsAppliesApplies
Social psychologyPsychiatry: basic sciencesNot expectedUnderstandsAwareAwareAwareAppliesApplies
Cognitive psychology & neuropsychologyPsychiatry: basic sciencesNot expectedUnderstandsUnderstandsAwareUnderstandsAppliesApplies
Learning theory & behavioural psychologyPsychiatry: basic sciencesNot expectedUnderstandsAwareAwareUnderstandsAppliesApplies
Psychiatric geneticsPsychiatry: basic sciencesAwareUnderstandsAwareAwareAwareAppliesApplies
Psychiatric epidemiologyPsychiatry: basic sciencesNot expectedUnderstandsAwareAwareAwareAppliesApplies
Neuroimaging & investigationsPsychiatry: basic sciencesNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAppliesAppliesAppliesMasters / Teaches
History & philosophy of psychiatryPsychiatry: basic sciencesNot expectedAwareAwareNot expectedAwareUnderstandsApplies
Descriptive psychopathology & phenomenologyPsychiatry: core clinical skillsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAwareAppliesMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Classification: ICD-11 & DSM-5-TRPsychiatry: core clinical skillsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAwareUnderstandsMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Psychiatric interview & mental state examinationPsychiatry: core clinical skillsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Assessment, formulation & rating scalesPsychiatry: core clinical skillsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAwareAppliesMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Physical health in mental illnessPsychiatry: core clinical skillsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAppliesAppliesAppliesMasters / Teaches
Schizophrenia & other psychotic disordersPsychiatry: disorder groupsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Bipolar disordersPsychiatry: disorder groupsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Depressive disordersPsychiatry: disorder groupsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Anxiety disordersPsychiatry: disorder groupsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Obsessive-compulsive & related disordersPsychiatry: disorder groupsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAwareUnderstandsMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Trauma- and stress-related disordersPsychiatry: disorder groupsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAwareUnderstandsMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Dissociative & bodily distress (somatic symptom) disordersPsychiatry: disorder groupsNot expectedAwareAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesMasters / Teaches
Feeding & eating disordersPsychiatry: disorder groupsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAwareUnderstandsAppliesMasters / Teaches
Sleep–wake disordersPsychiatry: disorder groupsNot expectedUnderstandsAwareAwareUnderstandsAppliesApplies
Personality disordersPsychiatry: disorder groupsNot expectedAwareAwareAwareUnderstandsMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Substance use disorders & addictionPsychiatry: disorder groupsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAppliesAppliesMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Gambling, gaming & behavioural addictionsPsychiatry: disorder groupsNot expectedNot expectedAwareAwareUnderstandsAppliesApplies
Delirium, dementia & neurocognitive disordersPsychiatry: disorder groupsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAppliesAppliesMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Old age psychiatryPsychiatry: disorder groupsNot expectedNot expectedAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesMasters / Teaches
Neurodevelopmental disorders (ADHD, autism, intellectual disability)Psychiatry: disorder groupsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAwareUnderstandsAppliesMasters / Teaches
Child & adolescent psychiatryPsychiatry: disorder groupsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAwareUnderstandsAppliesApplies
Perinatal psychiatryPsychiatry: disorder groupsNot expectedNot expectedUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesApplies
Consultation-liaison (psychosomatic) psychiatryPsychiatry: disorder groupsNot expectedNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAppliesMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Neuropsychiatry (epilepsy, brain injury, movement disorders)Psychiatry: disorder groupsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesApplies
Forensic psychiatryPsychiatry: disorder groupsNot expectedNot expectedAwareNot expectedUnderstandsAppliesApplies
Sexual dysfunctions & sexual healthPsychiatry: disorder groupsNot expectedAwareAwareAwareUnderstandsAppliesApplies
Clinical pharmacotherapy & safe prescribingPsychiatry: treatmentsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesAppliesMasters / Teaches
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)Psychiatry: treatmentsNot expectedNot expectedAwareAwareUnderstandsAppliesMasters / Teaches
rTMS & other neuromodulationPsychiatry: treatmentsNot expectedNot expectedAwareNot expectedAwareUnderstandsApplies
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)Psychiatry: treatmentsNot expectedAwareAwareNot expectedUnderstandsAppliesApplies
Psychodynamic psychotherapyPsychiatry: treatmentsNot expectedAwareAwareNot expectedAwareUnderstandsApplies
Family & couple therapyPsychiatry: treatmentsNot expectedAwareAwareAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsApplies
Group therapyPsychiatry: treatmentsNot expectedNot expectedAwareNot expectedAwareUnderstandsApplies
Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)Psychiatry: treatmentsNot expectedNot expectedAwareNot expectedAwareUnderstandsApplies
Motivational interviewingPsychiatry: treatmentsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAwareUnderstandsAppliesApplies
Other therapies: IPT, supportive, ACT, mindfulnessPsychiatry: treatmentsNot expectedNot expectedAwareAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsApplies
Psychoeducation & psychosocial interventionsPsychiatry: treatmentsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesAppliesMasters / Teaches
Emergency psychiatryPsychiatry: practice, law & professional skillsNot expectedNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAppliesAppliesMasters / Teaches
Risk assessment & suicide preventionPsychiatry: practice, law & professional skillsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Community psychiatryPsychiatry: practice, law & professional skillsNot expectedAwareAwareNot expectedUnderstandsAppliesMasters / Teaches
Psychiatric rehabilitation & recoveryPsychiatry: practice, law & professional skillsNot expectedNot expectedAwareNot expectedUnderstandsAppliesMasters / Teaches
Mental health law (Mental Health Act 2001)Psychiatry: practice, law & professional skillsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesMasters / TeachesMasters / Teaches
Ethics in psychiatryPsychiatry: practice, law & professional skillsNot expectedUnderstandsUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesAppliesMasters / Teaches
Research methods & the dissertationPsychiatry: practice, law & professional skillsAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsAwareUnderstandsAppliesApplies
Critical appraisal & evidence-based psychiatryPsychiatry: practice, law & professional skillsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsAwareUnderstandsAppliesMasters / Teaches
Teaching & medical educationPsychiatry: practice, law & professional skillsNot expectedAwareAwareAwareUnderstandsAppliesMasters / Teaches
Leadership & service managementPsychiatry: practice, law & professional skillsNot expectedNot expectedAwareAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsMasters / Teaches
Cultural psychiatry (Malaysian context)Psychiatry: practice, law & professional skillsNot expectedAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesAppliesMasters / Teaches
Religion, spirituality & mental healthPsychiatry: practice, law & professional skillsNot expectedAwareAwareAwareUnderstandsAppliesApplies
Telepsychiatry & digital mental healthPsychiatry: practice, law & professional skillsNot expectedNot expectedAwareAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsApplies
Subspecialty fellowship trainingSpecialist & consultant levelNot expectedNot expectedNot expectedNot expectedAwareUnderstandsMasters / Teaches
Gazettement & National Specialist RegisterSpecialist & consultant levelNot expectedNot expectedNot expectedAwareAwareUnderstandsApplies
Continuing professional development (CPD)Specialist & consultant levelNot expectedAwareAwareUnderstandsAppliesAppliesMasters / Teaches
Clinical supervision & mentoringSpecialist & consultant levelNot expectedNot expectedNot expectedNot expectedAwareUnderstandsMasters / Teaches
Medico-legal reports & expert evidenceSpecialist & consultant levelNot expectedAwareAwareAwareUnderstandsAppliesMasters / Teaches
Service leadership & mental health policySpecialist & consultant levelNot expectedNot expectedNot expectedNot expectedAwareUnderstandsMasters / Teaches
Research leadership & publicationSpecialist & consultant levelNot expectedAwareAwareNot expectedAwareAppliesMasters / Teaches
Doctor wellbeing, burnout & resilienceSpecialist & consultant levelAwareUnderstandsUnderstandsAppliesAppliesAppliesMasters / Teaches
Private practice & multi-disciplinary networksSpecialist & consultant levelNot expectedNot expectedNot expectedNot expectedAwareAwareApplies