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JEROME GELB

CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST
Melbourne, Australia
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about.me/drjgelb
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drjgelb@mac.com
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+61 0432593229
Specialising in Veterans' Mental Health & assisting Veterans & their Advocates with the complex process of obtaining their legal entitlements from the Federal Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA).
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Work Experience

DR JEROME L GELB

CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST
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1989 - Current

Private practice in Adult Psychiatry (Veterans' Mental Health)

  • Subspecialty: Veterans' Mental Health - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

AUSTIN & REPATRIATION MEDICAL CENTRE

DEPUTY DIRECTOR CRISIS SERVICE
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Feb 1989 - Dec 1996

Teaching the principles of psychiatric crisis management to 5th year medical students undertaking their psychiatry term. This involved seeing real life patients who presented at the Emergency Department. Also ran a weekly exam preparation tutorial for psychiatric trainees facing their FRANZCP clinical exams.

ARMC & OTHER HOSPITALS

PSYCHIATRIC REGISTRAR
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Jan 1984 - Jan 1989

5yr training program in Psychiatry. Consisted of full time hospital work, after-hours coverage of the hospital & crisis telephone line, completion of the 5yr post-graduate Master of Medicine course at University of Melbourne, consisting of 3yrs Neuroscience coursework & a 2yr, 50,000 word research-based Masters Thesis. Completion of the Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists consisting of 5yrs Public Clinical Psychiatric employment & training, including completion of multiple written & clinical examinations, five 10,000 word Clinical Cases & a 30,000 word research-based Dissertation.

  • Attainment of two means of Specialty Registration as an Australian Psychiatrist

Education

University of Melbourne

Master of Medicine Psychiatry
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1984 - 1988

3yrs coursework in the Neurosciences

2yrs research-based Masters Thesis

University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
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1976 - 1988

Undergraduate Medical Degree

Mt Scopus College

Higher School Certificate - HSC English
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1962 - 1975

Attainment of High School graduation in top 0.5% of State

Skills

  • In my view, the following qualities are key: good listening & observation skills
  • empathy
  • willingness to spend time educating patient & family about diagnosis and recommended treatments
  • breadth of knowledge
  • depth of knowledge
  • humility – professional & personal