COUNCIL OF PSYCHIATRY

‫مجلس تخصص الطب النفسي‬

TRAINEE’SLOG BOOK
‫ملف متابعة النواب‬
 Personal Information
Trainee’s name……………………………. Photo
Date of birth…………………………………
Medical degree……………………University …………………Date……………
Date passed Part 1:………………………………….
Start of training (R1)…………………………………
End of training (R4)…………………………………..

Leave Records
*Type of Grade Started Ended Total in Supervisor’s
Leave days Signature

*Annual, study, sick, maternity, others

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 INTRODUCTION
To Trainees:
This personal training file “logbook” has been developed to help
you and you supervisors to follow and assess the progress of
your training.
This log book should be kept by you and it is your responsibility
to maintain it.
You should make all entries from the start of the training
program at the same day of the activity and make sure that every
clinical or academic activity is approved and signed by your
educational supervisor/consultant.
This log book should be made available to your educational
supervisor or consultant at any time during your training.
It is your responsibility to submit the completed log book at the
end of the training to the Council of Psychiatry as a requirement
to sit the FSMSB Part II Examination.
To Educational Supervisors/Consultants:-
This log book is a day –to day record of clinical and academic
activities performed by your trainee.
Please review the log book with trainee at the start, during and
toward the end of their training period.
Please sign the appropriate columns soon after the activity is
conducted.
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 Record of training Periods

*Grade **Specialty Institute Started Ended Duration Supervisors

signature
R1
R1
R1
R1
R2
R2
R2
R2
R3
R3
R3
R3
R4
R4
R4
R4
R+
R+

*R =Registrar
**General adult Psychiatry &child psychiatry, forensic psychiatry,
neurology etc.

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 Check –list for individual training periods

General Adult psychiatry:-

History taking.

Mental state examination

Physical assessment

Case presentation interviewing - communication skill

Approach –experience in multi –disciplinary team work.

Risk assessment for dangerous and self – injuries behavior.

Skill @working diagnosis, formulation & set up a management

Plan including appropriate investigations.

ECT experience

Knowledge ofbrief counseling –psychotherapy

Ability to follow –up patients – writing proper progress notes on patients files.

Referred outpatient’s experience.

Emergency room experience.

Child –adolescent psychiatry / learning disability:-

Assessment approach to children and adolescents.

Interviewing and assessing families.

Experience in special clinics,autism, ADHD, learning disability etc.

Experience as ateam member in family therapy.

Experience in play, behavioral –other therapies in children.

Forensic psychiatry:-

Assessment and management of disturbed patients in secure setting.

Assessment of mentally ill offenders.

Knowledge of forensic psychiatry legal issues.

Criteria for admission to CMH.

Preparation of court reports.

Attendance at court- expert witness skills.

Mental health act (when available).

Abilities to collaborate with other agencies,police, social welfare etc.,

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Drug dependency:-

* Abilities to assess and manage common illicit drugs-related problem in Sudan.

Knowledge of all other illicit drugs-related problems

Management of detoxification.

Rehabilitation and follow-up drug dependent cases.

Medico legal issues of adduction.

Other clinical experience:-

*Old age psychiatry

*Liaison Psychiatry

* Rehabilitation Psychiatry

*community Psychiatry

*Tradition healing

Neurology:-
Basic Knowledge in Neurology

Detailed neurological assessment examination

Neurological investigations,diagnosis and management

Neurology in relation to psychiatry and neu………….

General &Tropical Medicine:-

Assessment, diagnosis and management of common ……

Medical conditions with emphasis on these …………

Related to psychiatry

Medical emergencies related to psychiatry

Research experience:-
Concept and importance of research

Research Methodogy

Writing research proposals

Presentations in research clubs

Critical appraisal of publish paper

Preparation of research document

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 Clinical experience requirements
Clinical Cases R1 R2 R3 R4 Minimum
no of pts.
Schizophrenia ( acute – chronic ) 5 20 15 10 40
Persistent delusional disorders - 5 5 5 10
Acute & transient psychotic disorders 5 10 1- 5 20
Schizoaffective disorders - 5 10 5 15
Recurrent depressive disorder 5 20 20 10 45
(mild,monderate,severe)
Mania (With & Without psychotic symptoms ) 5 15 10 10 30
Hypomania - 5 5 5 10
Stupor (depressive –cataatonic – disso-ciative - 3 3 2 5
Alcohol –related problems (dependent psychosis 2 5 10 5 15
)
Cannabis – related problems - 3 3 2 5
Volatile solvents related problems - 3 3 2 5
Opioids –sedatives & hypnotics – cocaine etc. - 2 1 1 3
Generalized anxiety disorder 5 5 5 5 15
Phobic anxiety disorders (specific – social-agora ) 5 5 5 5 15
Panic disorder - 2 2 2 3
OCD 5 5 5 5 15
Acute stress reaction - 22 2 2 3
PTSD - 3 3 3 6
Adjustment disorder - 2 2 2 3
Dissociative –conversion disorders (motor- - 3 3 3 6
convulsions-amnesia –fugue
Somatization disorders - 5 5 5 10
Hypochodrical disorders - 3 3 3 6
Eating disorders (Anorexia-hulimia) - 2 2 2 3
Sleep disorders (night terrors-nightmares) - 1 2 2 2
Puerperal disorders - 5 5 5 10
Sexual dysfunction - 2 2 2 3
Personality disorders - 5 5 5 10
Vascular dementia - 3 3 3 5
Alzheimer’s dementia - 2 2 2 3
Dementia in other disease (HIV-Parkinson’s etc.) - 1 1 1 2
Delerium - 1 2 2 5
Organic Psychosis - 2 5 5 12
Forensic –mentally ill offenders –murder etc. - 3 3 3 6
Children with learning disability - 5 5 5 10
Childhood autism - 2 2 2 3
A D H D _conduct disorders –enuresis - 5 5 5 10
Emergency –Psych –attempted suicide /violence 3 3 3 3 10
Liaison Psych cases - 2 2 3 4
Epilepsy with or without psychosis 3 5 5 5 12
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 Record of clinical cases

(Please refer to page 6)

Date Grade Name of patient Diagnosis institute Performance Supervisors

Of trainee signature

Total

*Key:1=Observer status2=Assistant status3=performed independently

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 Record of clinical activities

(Please refer to page 8)

State Grade Clinical activity Institution Competence Supervisors

level signature

Total

*Key:1=Observer status 3= performed under Supervision

2=Assistant status 4=performed independently

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 Record of academic activities

(Please refer to page 7)

State Grade Type of academic Venue *Trainee’s level of Supervisors

activity participation
signature

Total

*Key:1=Audience/ Observer 3= conducted under Supervision

2=Assisted inpreparation 4= conducted independently

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 Clinical Activities requirements

Clinical Activity R1 R2 R3 R4 Minimum requirement

Interviewing skills technique 10 20 10 10 30
Communication skills 5 20 20 20 50
Physical & neurological 10 - 5 - 10
examination
Resuscitation & life-saving 5 - - - 3
procedures
Conducting ECT - 10 10 5 15
ECG interpretation 5 - - - 3
ECG interpretation 5 - 5 - 6
x-rays –CT –MRI - viewing 3 3 3 3 10
Venous cannulation 3 - 3 - 4
Urinary catheterization NGT 5 5 5 - 10
Conducting psychotherapy - 3 3 3 6
(Cbt , family etc )
Preparation of court report - 2 2 2 4
Visits to traditional healing - 2 2 2 2
centres
Visits to geriatric & orphans - 2 2 - 2
centres
Psychometry experience (Iq, - 5 5 5 10
BRCK, EPQ, *** etc )
Research experience/ Audit - - 3 3 3
Computer & internet 1 1 1 1 1
Personal safety techniques 1 1 1 1 2

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 Academic activities requirements

Academic activities R1 R2 R3 R4 Minimum requirements

Case presentation - 4 4 4 6
Seminars 1 2 3 2 5
Journal club 1 2 3 1 3
Workshops - 2 2 2 3
participation
Courses and 1 1 1 1 2
conferences
Lectures of visiting 1 3 3 3 6
professors
Teaching house - 2 3 4 6
officers
Teaching - 2 3 4 6
undergraduates
Teaching nurses - 2 3 4 6
other

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 Yearly summary sheet

Grade……………………………………..

From: / / To: / /

Number of clinical periods ……………………..

Record of clinical cases: Satisfactory Unsatisfactory

Record of clinical activity: Satisfactory Unsatisfactory

Record of clinical academic activity: Satisfactory Unsatisfactory

Reports of supervisor/consultant: Satisfactory Unsatisfactory

Educational supervisor’s remarks:…………………………………………………………………………………………..

________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________

Training Year: Approved Not Approved

Educational supervisor Convener of Psychiatry Council

Name ……………………………………………. Name …………………………………………………………

Signature ………………………………………Signature…………………………………………………….

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