Guide to Basic Training

Overview of Basic Training

The Accreditation Committee of the Australian Medical Council describes the general objective of medical education, up until the time of the completion of medical school as being: "to produce graduates with the knowledge, skills and attitudes which provide an appropriate foundation to allow them to undertake further training enabling competent practice in family medicine (general practice), medical, surgical or other specialties, medical research, public health or medical administration. Graduating doctors should be able to practise safely and effectively under supervision as an intern. Their knowledge and skills should be firmly based on scientific principles and they should have an attitude favouring the further development of their knowledge and skills throughout their professional careers".

The purpose of Basic Training is to build on the cognitive and practical skills acquired during medical school, the pre-registration year and other years of medical practice, so that you have a broad knowledge of the theory and practice of paediatric medicine. Basic Training should act as a sound platform for the further development of skills during Advanced Training which will allow independent practice in paediatric medicine or one of its subspecialties.

During Basic Training, it will not be possible to cover the full spectrum of disciplines and experiences but training should be as broad as possible. You should gain experience in longitudinal patient care, both of inpatients, from initial presentation and admission through to discharge, and of outpatients. In addition to clinical training, you should be involved in formal teaching programs. Formal teaching programs are not organised by the College, but by individual hospitals or are State-based programs.

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