Training
Training Sites
NSW - Royal North Shore Hospital
Location:
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Training Positions
| Number of Training Positions: |
1 |
| Duration of Accredited Advanced Training: |
12 months |
| Date of Most Recent Survey: |
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| Date of Next Survey: |
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Description of Service
Organisation
| Staff: |
Full time Staff Specialist, Head of
Department
5 part time staff specialists, 5 VMO's, 2 BPTs, one ED Registrar on
medicine rotation. |
| Units: |
Medical Assssment Unit and General Medicine Unit
run in combination. Common Staffing and on-call |
IM Demographics
| I.M. Beds: |
35 |
| I.M. Inpatient Activity: |
Medical Assessment Unit 21 beds, General Medicine
14 beds. Most acute general medical admissions via MAU |
| I.M. Outpatient Clinics: |
3 per week. Registrar clinics supervised by Staff
Specialist |
| I.M. Specialty Interests / Special Units: |
Medical Assessment Unit. Acute Medicine, Renal,
Rheumatology, Endocrinology, Cardiology, Respiratory, Gastroenterology,
Infectious Diseases, HIV medicine, Dermatology |
Other Clinics/Programs:
| Acute medical assessment or planning unit: |
Yes |
| Multidisciplinary chronic disease
management clinic or program: |
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| Multidisciplinary clinic or program that specifically
targets patients at high risk of hospital admission (or readmission): |
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Formal Training
| Lectures: |
Weekly multidisiplnary lecture. Weekly
General Medicine clinicial meeting |
| Journal Club: |
Weekly |
| Grand Rounds: |
Weekly |
| Consult Rounds: |
Daily |
| Specialty Rotations: |
By negotiation. Strong links with Renal, Rheumatology
and Endocrine units. |
| Research: |
Clinical Research opportunities - particularly
MAU admissions and discharge planning |
| Quality Improvement: |
Morbidity and Mortality meeting every 3 months.
Hospital Quality Assurance |
Trainee Responsibilities in I.M.
| Coverage Roster: |
4 weeks of weekdays 0800 to1630 then
2 weeks of weekdays 1400 to 2230. Weekend wardrounds one week in 4 |
| Workload in Medicine Units: |
12-14 patients per team (3 teams) |
| Teaching Responsibilities |
Medical Students group - clinical and communication
skills. Basic physician trainees - tutorials and cases. Nursing and
allied health tutorials. Weekly General Medicine meeting. |
| Research/presentations: |
Supervision of case presentation discussion and
literature reviews. Poster or oral presentation at RACP meeting or
Specialty Society meeting |
Infrastructure
| Library: |
Yes |
| Personal email: |
Yes |
| Facilities: |
RMO lounge - TV, DVD etc internet access |
| Information Technology: |
CIAP, Up to date |
| Director Physician Training: |
Yes |
Contact
Head of Unit
Dr Paul Collett
Head of Department General Medicine
Director of MAU
Phone: 02 9926 7111
Fax: 02 9476 2694
Email: pcollett@nsccahs.health.nsw.gov.au
Hospital / Health Service Website
www.nscchealth.nsw.gov.au
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