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Jacqui Pettett is a Medical Education Officer currently working within the Academic Unit in Psychological Medicine CCU at Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth, Western Australia.

Jacqui provides direct organisational and management support for the education and training of advanced trainees in psychiatry in Psychological Medicine Clinical Care Unit (PsMCCU) and peripheral child psychiatry services. She coordinates and administers the daily activities of the Advanced and Basic Training in Child Psychiatry of Postgraduate Education in Psychiatry and Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (WA) Branch Training Committee.

The role of the Medical Education Officer (MEO) is to provide ongoing support to junior doctors in both an educational and pastoral capacity. Despite the best efforts to create systems and organisational support systems to facilitate optimal support for our doctors, there are always times, that for whatever reason the junior doctor does not want to discuss issues with their supervisors. The real strength of Jacqui's position as the MEO is her independence from medical power structures. She is able to network and when required access hospital medical authorities. To this extent, the trust placed in her by all concerned and the need for confidentiality and discretion, are complex and crucial factors. Professional integrity on her part is guaranteed

Jacqui works with the Postgraduate Education in Psychiatry, Royal Australian New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) and Department of Health to help develop educational and organisational initiatives and support structures to facilitate junior doctor training in child psychiatry.

The role of the MEO assists and advises psychiatric registrars, consultant psychiatrists, senior staff and external agencies on matters of administrative policy and requirements of RANZCP regulations, RANZCP procedures and WA Branch Training Committee requirements in matters to do with training in child psychiatry. Jacqui contributes to the Statewide and national development of Advanced Clinical Training Programs in child psychiatry by working collaboratively with the Postgraduate Medical Council of WA, the Department of Health, other Medical Educational Officers and the Directors of Training both within WA and interstate.