Looi, JeffreyAtchison, Michelle2022-01-281039-8562http://hdl.handle.net/1885/258614Objective: To provide reflections on the representation of and engagement with private practice psychiatrists by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP). Conclusion: We consider some of the reasons for private psychiatrist disengagement with the RANZCP. We suggest approaches to better engage private psychiatrists in the RANZCP, including: involvement in mental health policy, improved committee representation, specific private practice and business training for Fellowship, broader private practice peer support networks (welfare, clinical research, leadership), tailored professional development, branch-based networks of public and private psychiatrists, and collaboration with specialist medical colleges and the Australian Medical Association.application/pdfen-AU© 2020 The Authorspsychiatryprivate practiceRANZCPmembership representation202010.1177/10398562209081652020-12-13