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Dr Scott Cherry
Academic Position: Honorary Clinical Lecturer at BSMS &Specialist Registrar in Old Age Psychiatry
I obtained a PGCME in 2008 from the University of Brighton, am the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Higher Trainee Representative and am about to have a paper published in the Journal of Substance Use entitled “Injecting Other Users – A Pilot Study In An Area Of High Prevalence Of Drug Related Deaths”. My colleagues and I are also currently preparing a book entitled “MCQs for the new MRCPsych” and are currently researching the effect of rote learning as an educational tool in psychiatric training.
Interest Area
Transcultural Psychiatry and Medical Education
Future Career Intentions
I intend to train in General Adult and Old Age Psychiatry, gaining a broad clinical base before specialising within a branch. My long-term goal is to become a Consultant Psychiatrist within the NHS. I have a keen interest in academic medicine, particularly teaching, and would like to maintain my research and audit interests. I would also like to experience Psychiatry in another country, possibly working for a charity, at some stage in the future.
RESEARCH, PRESENTATION AND AUDIT EXPERIENCE
- Written study protocol to investigate the long-term effects of recreational MDMA (“ecstasy”) use on memory and mood states. (November 1999) Under supervision of Dr Steve Peters, Senior Lecturer, Sheffield University Department of Psychiatry.
- Audit of depression management in a primary care setting. (July 1999) Presented to GPs at Worsborough Health Centre, Barnsley.
- Audit of current knowledge and application of DVLA guidelines to patients with mental illness – a hospital based study. (January 2001) In association with Dr T. Earle, Specialist Registrar in Psychiatry, and presented to the local Academic Committee.
- The spatial localization of auditory stimuli in patients with schizophrenia compared with the normal population – a Case-control Study. Under supervision of Professor P. Woodruff, Sheffield University Department of Psychiatry. (February-August 2001) (co-facilitator)
- Cross-sectional survey of interface between primary and secondary care in psychiatry – what GPs want from psychiatrists. With Dr T Ojo. (Feb 2002) (unpublished)
- Audit of Out of Hours Admissions to South Downs NHS Trust. (June 2002) Presented at inaugural Trust “Audit Fair”.
- Audit of referrals to a CMHT for older people. (Dec 2002) Presented at second “Audit Fair”, and prizewinning.
- Audit of information gathering at Nevill Hospital. (Nov 2004) Presented and prizewinning at annual “Audit Fair” and now Trust policy.
- Improved Response In Schizophrenia (IRIS) – a Multicentre Randomised Control Trial. (2003) Co-facilitator (sponsored by AstraZeneca)
- Injecting Other Users – a Case-Control Study (March 2006 – present) Author and study leader, with Dr Hugh Willams, Consulant Psychiatrist in Substance Misuse.
PUBLICATIONS
- 2005 – Walk In My Shoes – article prepared for Community Learning Disability Bulletin
- 2003 – OSCEs in Substance Misuse Psychiatry prepared for OSCEs in Psychiatry by Dr R Rao (Gaskell Publications)
Contact Details: scott.cherry@sussexpartnership.nhs.uk