Thoracic and Sleep Medicine

Thoracic Medicine

Definition of Specialty

Thoracic medicine is a subspecialty of medicine encompassing diseases of the respiratory system which includes the upper airway, the lung, the chest wall and the ventilatory control system. Thoracic medicine is a cohesive blend of: clinical knowledge of respiratory diseases; the respiratory sciences of normal and disordered respiratory function; and experience with specialised diagnostic techniques, tests and procedures employed in clinical assessment.

General Principles

1. Advanced Training in Paediatric Thoracic medicine will be supervised by the SAC in Thoracic and Sleep Medicine. The major responsibility for assessment and approval of training programs will rest with the paediatric representatives on the SAC which will include a thoracic paediatrician representing the subspecialty and a CPPT representative.
   
2. Advanced Training in paediatric thoracic medicine will be of three years duration following successful completion of basic paediatric training and the FRACP Examination in paediatrics.
   
3. At least two years experience in clinical thoracic medicine is necessary. A program of one year of clinical thoracic medicine and two years of laboratory work would only be considered in special circumstances eg where there was a substantial element of clinical experience in the two years of research or significant prior experience in clinical paediatric respiratory medicine.
   
4. If you are transferring to the SAC, you may be advised to undertake some post-FRACP supervised training in paediatric thoracic medicine in order to complete your three year training program
   
5. Mandatory requirements must be completed

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