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QLD - Gold Coast Hospital

Notes

650 bed University Teaching Hospital

Training Positions

Number of Training Positions: 17
Duration of Accredited Advanced Training: 1 year
Date of Most Recent Survey: 2002
Date of Next Survey: -

Description of Service

Organisation
Staff: -
Units: -
IM Demographics
IM Beds: 210 beds including CCU and rehabilitation
IM Inpatient Activity: 10,000 separations pa
IM Outpatient Clinics: -
IM Specialty Interests / Special Units: Geriatric medicine, Haematology, Respiratory Medicine, Neurology, Endocrinology, Rehabilitation, Rheumatology, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Oncology, Renal Medicine, ICU, Infectious Diseases

Formal Training

Lectures: Weekly tutorial program
Journal Club: Monthly
Grand Rounds: Weekly
Consult Rounds: 2-3 per week; daily informal contact
Specialty Rotations: 3 month rotations. All terms available to all registrars but availability varies from year to year depending on speciality of Advanced Trainees. Opportunities for training in EEG, bronchoscopy, upper and lower GI endoscopy as requested by trainees.
Research: Research projects to suit advanced trainees can be accommodated.
Quality Improvement: Weekly case conferences.

Trainee Responsibilities in IM

Coverage Roster: 1 in 5 to after hours evening roster (4.30-10.00pm); 1 in 5 Fri/Sat roster approx.
Night registrar rostered separately. 7 on/7off usually.
Workload in Medicine Units: 10 - 20 admissions on each day to admitting unit
3 ward rounds and 1 OPD sessions per week for general medical units.
Teaching Responsibilities Yes, to junior staff/nursing/RMO/students
Research/presentations: Participate in turn in weekly medical tutorial programme. Participate in junior Dr training programme.

Infrastructure

Library: Yes
Personal email: Yes
Facilities: -
Information Technology: 1-2 computer workstations in each 28 bed ward
Director Physician Training: Yes

Contact

Head of Unit

Dr John Gerrard
Phone: 07-55718211
Fax: 07-55718996
Email: John_Gerrard@health.qld.gov.au

Hospital / Health Service Website

See the Qld Gov. website for the Gold Coast Hospital profile - www.health.qld.gov.au/wwwprofiles/gcoast_gcoast_hosp.asp

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Awards & Scholarhips

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