Education and Training

BY THE END OF THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF POSTGRADUATE TRAINING, THE PRE-VOCATIONAL DOCTOR SHOULD BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE:

• honesty, integrity and reliability in dealings with patients and colleagues alike;
• adequate knowledge of basic and clinical sciences, and application of this knowledge to the care of patients with a broad range of common and important medical and surgical conditions;
• appropriate clinical skills, including history taking and physical examination, to permit sufficient definition of the patient’s problems in order to make a provisional diagnosis and formulate an appropriate plan of investigation and the ability to interpret commonly used investigations and tests;
• the ability to organise, synthesise and act on information gained from the patient and other sources so as to exhibit sound clinical judgement and decision-making;
• the ability to use information technology to access key information, clinical practice guidelines and evidence based medicine;
• the ability to act effectively in emergency situations;
• an understanding of preventive care and the importance of modification of risk factors and life style in plans of management for patients and their families;
• the ability to perform simple procedures competently, understanding the indications for, and risks of the procedures undertaken;
• the ability to work effectively within a team of health care personnel, including other doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and undergraduate students;
• effective time management;
• a commitment to self assessment and continuing medical education and an ability to locate and critically appraise biomedical literature relevant to everyday clinical practice;
• a willingness to be involved in teaching of others, including undergraduate medical students, nurses and allied health professionals.