The European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees (EFPT) is a non-profit organization for European national psychiatric trainees. It is a federation of the national trainees associations (NTA) of psychiatric trainees of about 38 European nations.
The EFPT is a non-profit organization registered under Belgian law. The governing body of the EFPT is the General Assembly, which meets annually. A board of directors (Board members) is annually elected by the General Assembly. Board members work as a team to fulfil the EFPTs goals and projects, with the help of General Managers, who are elected by board members.
The EFPT produces statements that form the basis of the EFPT's work and are communicated to partner organizations.
The EFPT has a community of active working groups organizing events dedicated to the improvement of trainees' knowledge and skills (e.g., psychopathology, research methods, leadership, neuropsychopharmacology).
In the past, the EFPT led several research projects about :
The EFPT also conceived materials promoting a positive image of psychiatry, with some videos targeting stigmatization.