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Advanced Training in Palliative Medicine

Welcome to the homepage of the Palliative Medicine Education Committee (PMEC). This page is intended to be a central information point for all trainees and supervisors involved in Advanced Training in Palliative Medicine with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP).

Training requirements

Administrative forms

Accreditation of settings

Useful Links

Contact details

Training requirements

PREP Advanced Trainees

PREP Advanced Trainees are classified as those who commenced Advanced Training in Palliative Medicine in 2011 or later.

PREP Program Requirement Handbooks

Training requirements for PREP Advanced Training in Palliative Medicine are detailed in the 2012 PREP Advanced Training in Palliative Medicine Program Requirements Handbook. This handbook will be updated and published annually to ensure that the requirements for PREP Advanced Training in Palliative Medicine are in line with educational best practice. It is the responsibility of the trainee to ensure that they are following the correct guidelines for that training year.

The PREP Program Requirement Handbooks include specialty-specific information on:

• eligibility and entry into training
• curricula
• program requirements, including duration of training, teaching and learning activities and assessments
• supervision
• accreditation of settings
• education policies
• certification of training.

The 2012 PREP Advanced Training in Palliative Medicine Program Requirements Handbook is available in three electronic formats:

• Web browser (recommended for online access via desktop computer, laptop, smartphone or tablet computer)
• PDF
• Digital eBook (coming soon -- recommended for offline access via eBook reader, smartphone or tablet computer)

PREP Program Requirement Handbooks for all other Advanced Training programs can be accessed here.

Curricula

The Palliative Medicine Advanced Training Curriculum and the Professional Qualities Curriculum outline the broad concepts, related learning objectives and the associated theoretical knowledge, clinical skills, attitudes and behaviours required and commonly utilised by palliative medicine physicians and paediatricians within Australia and New Zealand.

• Palliative Medicine Advanced Training Curriculum
• Professional Qualities Curriculum

Pre-PREP Advanced Trainees

Pre-PREP Advanced Trainees are classified as those who commenced Advanced Training in Palliative Medicine prior to 2011.

Pre-PREP trainees should refer to the training requirements which were applicable at the commencement of their Advanced Training in Palliative Medicine.

• Pre-PREP training requirements

Administrative forms

Application for Entry into the advanced training program (FAChPM trainees only) 

FAChPM trainees must apply for entry into the training program before they begin advanced training. The entry requirements are found on the application.

• Application for Entry into training program

Applications for approval of training

All Advanced Trainees must prospectively register with the College on an annual basis to outline their proposed training for the year.

An online process of registration is now in place for Australian Advanced Trainees in Palliative Medicine.

• Online registration (Australia only)

New Zealand Advanced Trainees in Palliative Medicine must complete a paper-based application.

• Paper based Application (New Zealand only)
  

Supervisor reports

• Final Supervisor's Report (Australia and New Zealand)

Other forms

Interruption of training / withdrawal from training

This form is for trainees who intend to interrupt training, take extended leave (over 8 weeks in any training year) from training, or withdraw from training. Trainees are advised to retain a copy of the completed form for their records.

• Application for interruption of training / withdrawal from training (Australia)
• Application for interruption of training / withdrawal from training (New Zealand)

Continuation of registration

This form is for trainees who have completed 36 months (or more for some joint training programs) of full-time equivalent Advanced Training, but have not completed all training requirements of the PMEC to enable recommendation to Fellowship of the College.

• Continuation of registration form

Case study coversheet

This form is for trainees who will be submitting the case study which is due in their first year of advanced training.

• Case study coversheet

Project coversheet

This form is for trainees who will be submitting the project which is due in their final year of advanced training.

• Project coversheet

Useful Links

• Trainee Support 
• Trainee's Cafe
• RACP Lecture Series
• Other Conferences and Events
• RACP Continuing Education Workshops
• Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine (ANZSPM)

Contact details

Australia

Tania Leong, Education Officer  

Address:        Education Services
                        The Royal Australasian College of Physicians
                        145 Macquarie Street
                        SYDNEY NSW 2000

Phone:           +61 2 8247 6296

Email:             PalliativeMedTraining@racp.edu.au

New Zealand

Candice Beck, Education Officer

Address:        4^th Floor

                        99 The Terrace

                        WELLINGTON 6143           

Phone:           +64 4 472 6713