Teaching

Second Year MBChB: Behavioural Sciences and Community Health Examination (BS2M)

Forth Year MBChB: Psychiatry (PZAM)

Psychiatry for the Post-graduate Diploma in Mental Health (DOP)

Psychiatry, Research methods and Psychology for Masters in Medicine, Psychiatry (MPZ)

The department assists the Department of Psychology in the teaching and clinical supervision of Masters in Clinical Psychology students.

The department assists the Department of Occupational Therapy the teaching of the Psychiatry and Psychology courses.

Research

The Staff in the Department have areas of interest in research listed below:

1.Dr Nhiwatiwa – Community Psychiatry.

2.Mr Chingono – HIV.

3.Mrs Marimbe – Mental retardation. Behavioural sciences.

4.Mr Kajawu - Behavioural Sciences. Alternative medicine.

5.Dr Mangezi – Stress and burnout. Medical Education. Forensic Psychiatry.

6.Dr Muchirahondo – child psychiatry

7.Mr Dzimiri – Epilepsy. EEG.

8.Ms Maziwa – Epilepsy. EEG.

Community Service

The staff in the department of Psychiatry has a project called the Crisis Support Centre which is situated in the Parirenyatwa Hospital. The project was originally supported by the World Health Organisation and now is supported by Parirenyatwa Hospital. The centre is a walk-in centre which is a free service where members can come if they are in Psychological and emotional crisis.

 The Department of Psychiatry are a part of a team that offers Continued Medical Education to Qualified Medical Practitioners.