Training
Training SitesSA - Royal Adelaide Hospital
Notes
Tertiary Hospital (632 acute beds), all tertiary specialities (except organ
Tx) including 24-hour cardiology cover, CABG centre, Imaging – CT/ Nuclear
Med/MRI/fMRI/SPECT
Training Positions
| Number of Training Positions: |
1-4 |
| Duration of Accredited Advanced Training: |
3 years |
| Date of Most Recent Survey: |
August 2004 |
| Date of Next Survey: |
- |
Description of Service
Organisation
| Staff: |
16 consultants/5 teams (each 2 interns+2
trainees) |
| Units: |
5 General Medical Units, associated Geriatric Medicine
Unit |
IM Demographics
| IM Beds: |
Seasonal 110-180 (Gen Med only) |
| IM Inpatient Activity: |
6000 admissions/year (Gen Med only) |
| IM Outpatient Clinics: |
1 supervised trainee OPD clinic each week,
Ad hoc Ambulatory Care Unit clinics |
| IM Specialty Interests / Special Units: |
Neurology, Stroke Unit, Acute Geriatrics, Cardiology,
Thoracic medicine, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Infectious
Diseases, Rheumatology, Immunology, Nephrology, Dermatology, Clinical
Pharmacology, Drug & Alcohol |
Formal Training
| Lectures: |
Comprehensive training program for
IM |
| Journal Club: |
Within some Medical Units |
| Grand Rounds: |
Weekly RAH Grand Rounds for Medicine, Surgery Cardiology,
Gastroenterology and Endocrinology |
| Consult Rounds: |
1-2 x daily consultant-led round on each Unit |
| Specialty Rotations: |
All speciality units available including ICU |
| Research: |
Active clinical and basic - facilities on-site,
adjacent Hanson Institute, Medical School |
| Quality Improvement: |
Monthly Gen Med meeting,
well-resourced Safety and Quality Unit |
Trainee Responsibilities in IM
| Coverage Roster: |
1:5 after hours acute take 5-10pm |
| Workload in Medicine Units: |
Ave 25 inpatients/team (4 junior staff) and 10
consults/week |
| Teaching Responsibilities |
Medical Students year 2/4/6, Interns |
| Research/presentations: |
Scheduled and supervised as part of IM training
and RACP requirements |
Infrastructure
| Library: |
Large multi-media health library on
site, Uni library 400m away |
| Personal email: |
Yes |
| Facilities: |
1-2 share office/phone/PC |
| Information Technology: |
www access, On-line clinical data/images, (ordering
and prescribing as part of the OACIS project) |
| Director Physician Training: |
Yes (Dr S Guha) |
Contact
Head of Unit
TBA
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Hospital / Health Service Website
www.rah.sa.gov.au
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Awards & Scholarhips
There are currently four IMSANZ awards/scholarships open to Advanced
Trainees. See Resources > Awards & Scholarships.
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