[Renewing the curriculum for psychiatry].

A new curriculum for psychiatric training will be developed by the Netherlands Psychiatric Association.
AIM: To describe the essential documents providing the framework for the curriculum.
METHOD: Essay providing background information on the essential documents.
RESULTS: The new curriculum has to prepare the residents for future practice in a changing value-based mental healthcare setting. Acquisition of general psychiatric competencies requires a curriculum with a broad common base, with special focus on psychiatry across the life-span, and only secondary differentiation. Cooperation with other medical and mental health professionals requires development of interpersonal leadership skills. Competencies will be evaluated using Entrusted Professional Activities (epa).
CONCLUSION: In line with the vision documents by the Dutch Association of Medical Specialists and Training Board, a new curriculum will be designed, envisaging a broadly-based curriculum, with secondary differentiation. Professionalism is the central competency.