Training
Training SitesWA - Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital
Notes
Area 1,000,000 Sq Km, Total Pop 55,000. Regional Centres: 8 plus 11 central
Aboriginal desert communities, plus communities on trans-Australian Railway
and Eyre Highway
Training Positions
| Number of Training Positions: |
1, Basic |
| Duration of Accredited Advanced Training: |
N/A |
| Date of Most Recent Survey: |
- |
| Date of Next Survey: |
- |
Description of Service
Organisation
| Staff: |
1 Full time Staff Physician, 1 Part
time Physician, 1 VMO Physician (Community Based) |
| Units: |
One |
IM Demographics
| IM Beds: |
25 |
| IM Inpatient Activity: |
120 to 200 admissions a month |
| IM Outpatient Clinics: |
140 per week |
| IM Specialty Interests / Special Units: |
Cardiology, Geriatrics |
Formal Training
| Lectures: |
One a week |
| Journal Club: |
One a fortnight |
| Grand Rounds: |
One a week |
| Consult Rounds: |
Four a week |
| Specialty Rotations: |
Nil |
| Research: |
Ad hoc |
| Quality Improvement: |
Monthly Morbidity-mortality meetings, QA projects |
Trainee Responsibilities in IM
| Coverage Roster: |
Every 2nd day and every 2nd weekend |
| Workload in Medicine Units: |
General Medical Beds, Rehabilitation Ward, Surgical
and Maternity Consults, Daily on take. |
| Teaching Responsibilities |
For 5th years medical students all year, 6th year
periodically throughout the year. |
| Research/presentations: |
1 in four grand rounds, at every Journal club and
X-ray meetings. |
Infrastructure
| Library: |
Within Medical unit |
| Personal email: |
available |
| Facilities: |
Computers, Up-to date, Major medical journals – NEJM,
Lancet, BMJ |
| Information Technology: |
On site IT department |
| Director Physician Training: |
Yes (Dr Henshaw) |
Contact
Dr. David Henshaw
Phone: 08 90 805888
Hospital / Health Service Website
See the WA Gov. website for the profie of this hospital - http://rtc.org.au/services
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