He holds Fellowships with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) as a psychiatrist and with the German Medical Association as a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist.
In addition to his specialist training of 6 years duration, Prof. Baune has earned a medical doctorate (3-years research programme) with highest distinction (summa cum laude) for which he was awarded the prize for best medical research at the University of Munster, Germany, 1997.
Furthermore, Prof. Baune completed a 5-year higher post-doctoral research degree in Psychiatric Neuroscience with an emphasis on Neuroimmunology (University of Munster, Germany).