Training
Training Sites
SA - Royal Adelaide Hospital
Notes
Tertiary Hospital (632 acute beds), all tertiary specialties (except
organ Tx) including 24-hour cardiology cover, CABG centre, Imaging –
CT/ Nuclear Med/MRI/fMRI/SPECT
Training Positions
| Number of Training Positions: |
Up to 6 |
| Duration of Accredited Advanced Training: |
5 years |
| Date of Most Recent Survey: |
March 2010 |
| Date of Next Survey: |
- |
Description of Service
Organisation
| Staff: |
18 consultants/6 teams (each 2 interns+2
trainees) also 3 AMU teams of 1 trainee and 1 intern. |
| Units: |
3 large units with 4 teams per unit, close affiliations
with Geriatrics, Pharmacology, Peri operative Medicine plus other
specialties. |
IM Demographics
| IM Beds: |
126 beds with seasonal increase to
160 patients |
| IM Inpatient Activity: |
6,800 admissions per year |
| IM Outpatient Clinics: |
1 supervised trainee OPD clinic each week, Ad
hoc Ambulatory Care Unit clinics. Multidisciplinary and Peri operative
Medicine 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 and Alcohol |
Other Clinics/Programs:
| Acute medical assessment or planning unit: |
Yes / No |
| Multidisciplinary chronic disease
management clinic or program: |
Yes / No |
| Multidisciplinary clinic or program that specifically
targets patients at high risk of hospital admission (or readmission): |
Yes / No |
Formal Training
| Lectures: |
Comprehensive training program for
IM |
| Journal Club: |
At unit meetings weekly, state wide meeting commencing
soon |
| Grand Rounds: |
Weekly RAH Grand Rounds for Medicine, Surgery
Cardiology, Gastroenterology and Endocrinology |
| Consult Rounds: |
QI - montly Gen Med meeting |
| Specialty Rotations: |
Coverage roster 1:6 |
| 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
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| 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
Dr Jeff Faunt
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Phone: 08 8222 4000
Fax: 08 8222 2697
Email: Jeff.Faunt@health.sa.gov.au
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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