https://doi.org/10.1177/1039856218758561 Australasian Psychiatry 1–7 © The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 2018 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1039856218758561 journals.sagepub.com/home/apy 1 AUSTRALASIAN PSYCHIATRY M edical schools play a crucial role in promot- ing psychiatry as a positive career choice and its relevance to other medical specialities in the context of workforce shortages 1 and countervailing pressures discriminating against psychiatry as a career choice. 2 High-quality teaching and positive clinical experiences have been found to be influential in foster- ing more positive attitudes of medical students towards psychiatry, including considering it as a career choice. 3 We present critical reflections on the evolutionary process of a de novo curriculum in a new medical school A new graduate medical school curriculum in Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine: reflections on a decade of development Daniel Bonner Lecturer in Psychiatry, Academic Coordinator and Acting Co-Deputy Head, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; Staff Specialist, Mental Health ACT, Canberra, ACT, Australia Paul Maguire Lecturer in Adult Psychiatry and Acting Co-Deputy Head, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; Staff Specialist, ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia Björn Cartledge Associate Lecturer in Adult Psychiatry, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; Staff Specialist, ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia Philip Keightley Lecturer in Adult Psychiatry, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; Staff Specialist, ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia Rebecca Reay Lecturer and Research Officer, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia Raj Parige Clinical Lecturer in Addiction Medicine, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; Staff Specialist, ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia Jeff Cubis Senior Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; Senior Staff Specialist, ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia Michael Tedeschi Clinical Senior Lecturer in Addiction Medicine, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; Staff Specialist, ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia Peggy Craigie Student Coordinator and Departmental Administrator, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia Jeffrey CL Looi Associate Professor, Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry and Psychiatry of Old Age, Acting Discipline Lead and Head, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Garran, ACT, and; Senior Staff Specialist, ACT Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia Abstract Objectives: The aim of this study is to reflect upon the rationale, design and development of the Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine curriculum at the Australian National University Medical School, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Conclusions: We conclude that the development of the fourth-year curriculum of a four-year graduate medical degree was a complex evolutionary process. Keywords: graduate medical education, curriculum development, psychiatry career choice, quality improvement Corresponding author: Daniel Bonner, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Australian National University Medical School, Building 4, Level 2, The Canberra Hospital, PO Box 11, Woden, ACT 2605, Australia. Email: daniel.bonner@anu.edu.au 758561APY 0 0 10.1177/1039856218758561Australasian PsychiatryBonner et al. research-article 2018 Regular Article