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QLD - Royal Brisbane Hospital

Training Positions

Number of Training Positions: 6
Duration of Accredited Advanced Training: 3 years
Date of Most Recent Survey: -
Date of Next Survey: -

Description of Service

Organisation
Staff: 1 full time director, 4 full time staff specialists, 3 part-time staff specialists, 5 VMO`s
Units: 8 medical teams with 12-20 beds in each team
IM Demographics
IM Beds: 95 plus outlies
IM Inpatient Activity: 5000 seps per year
IM Outpatient Clinics: 20 Internal Medicine outpatient clinics
IM Specialty Interests / Special Units: Obstetric Medicine
Clinical Pharmacology
Geriatric Medicine
Health Systems Research

Formal Training

Lectures: 5 regular meetings plus subspeciality meetings
Journal Club: Included in regular Dept Internal medicine Education Sessions(DIMES)
Grand Rounds: weekly
Consult Rounds: 3/week
Specialty Rotations: Neurology, cardiology, respiratory, ICU, clinical pharmacology, oncology, haematology/bone marrow transplantation, renal, endocrinology/obstetric medicine, infectious diseases, nuclear medicine, geriatric medicine, perioperative medicine
Research: Therapeutics, obstetric medicine and health systems research
Quality Improvement: Active participation

Trainee Responsibilities in IM

Coverage Roster: 1 in 8 after hours evening roster
Workload in Medicine Units: Inpatient load of 12-20 patient per day and 1-2 OPD per week
Teaching Responsibilities Yes
Research/presentations: Grand Rounds and DIMES

Infrastructure

Library: Yes
Personal email: Yes
Facilities: -
Information Technology: 2-3 computers per ward
Director Physician Training: Yes

Contact

Head of Unit:

Dr Charles Denaro FRACP, MD
Phone: 07 36365385
Fax: 07 36362642
Email: charles_denaro@health.qld.gov.a

Hospital / Health Service Website

www.health.qld.gov.au/rbwh

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Awards & Scholarhips

There are currently four IMSANZ awards/scholarships open to Advanced Trainees. See Resources > Awards & Scholarships.