Training
Training Sites
QLD - Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital
Notes:
Department has a position available for a Senior Advanced Trainee
in Internal Medicine & Aged Care (see Positions
Vacant). This position is ideally designed for a final year trainee.
This position allows the trainee to obtain experience as a junior consultant
with full consultant backup and supervision. It assists the trainee with
the transistion from registrar to consultant.
Training Positions
| Number of Training Positions: |
No Limit |
| Duration of Accredited Advanced Training: |
Full 3 Years |
| Date of Most Recent Survey: |
January 2010 |
| Date of Next Survey: |
2015 |
Description of Service
Organisation
| Staff: |
1 Full time Director, 8 other full
time staff specialists (who have other duties in addition), 11 part-time
specialists |
| Units: |
Department of Internal Medicine & Aged Care
contains 8 General Medicine Units, the Obstetric Medicine Unit and
the Geriatric Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit - (In addition all
areas of subspecialty medicine are available at RBWH) |
IM Demographics
| I.M. Beds: |
90-130 - depends on demand |
| I.M. Inpatient Activity: |
Over 5,000 separations per year; 8 general medical
units. Medical Assessment & Planning Unit |
| I.M. Outpatient Clinics: |
Over 20 clinics |
| I.M. Specialty Interests / Special Units: |
Clinical Pharmacology; Health Systems Research;
Geriatrics Medicine; Obstetric Medicine; Rheumatology; Immunology,
Medical Education, Chronic Disease Management, Heart Failure and Rehabilitation
Medicine. |
Other Clinics/Programs:
| Acute medical assessment or planning unit: |
Yes |
| Multidisciplinary chronic disease
management clinic or program: |
Yes |
| Multidisciplinary clinic or program that specifically
targets patients at high risk of hospital admission (or readmission): |
No (coming soon) |
Formal Training
| Lectures: |
Extensive Medical Education program
at RBWH - including Medical Grand Rounds; subspecialty lectures and
tutorials; Multiprofessional Education Sessions are also organised
throughout the year |
| Journal Club: |
Department weekly education session reviews important
new information in internal medicine |
| Grand Rounds: |
Yes |
| Consult Rounds: |
Consultation services are provided by Internal
Medicine to all other services at the hospital. Perioperative medicine
experience is easily attained. |
| Specialty Rotations: |
Many subspecialty terms are available for General
Advanced Trainees at RBWH. The Department of Internal Medicine &
Aged Care actively negotiates with subspecialty departments to organise
optimal programs for advanced trainees |
| Research: |
Research opportunities are encouraged. Department
focuses on health systems research - which is run through the Internal
Medicine Research Unit |
| Quality Improvement: |
Internal Medicine Research Unit also is involved
in a number of quality improvement exercises. Trainees are encouraged
to participate. |
Trainee Responsibilities in I.M.
| Coverage Roster: |
1 in 8 |
| Workload in Medicine Units: |
10-25 inpatients; 1 to 2 clinics per week; consultation
services |
| Teaching Responsibilities |
Medical Students - usually year 3; FRACP training
for basic trainees |
| Research/presentations: |
Organised on a regular basis if trainee is involved
in research projects |
Infrastructure
| Library: |
Yes |
| Personal email: |
Yes |
| Facilities: |
Medical Registrar Room; large modern medical common
room. Swimming pool |
| Information Technology: |
All available |
| Director Physician Training: |
Yes |
Contact
Head of Unit
Dr C P Denaro
Dept of Internal Medicine & Aged Care
Phone: 07 3636 5385
Email: c.denaro@uq.edu.au
Hospital / Health Service Website
www.health.qld.gov.au/rbwh/
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