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Vocational Training Rheumatology Supervising Committee Specialist Advisory Committee (SAC) in Rheumatology. Definition of Specialty The diagnosis and management of rheumatic disorders, including all forms of arthritis; connective tissue disease; spinal and soft tissue disorders; chronic musculoskeletal pain syndromes; and certain metabolic bone disorders, particularly osteoporosis. General Principles Rheumatologists practise in a number of different ways in Australia and New Zealand. Some practise ‘pure’ rheumatology within a large metropolitan hospital, an academic post, or in private practice, while others practise rheumatology in a more general setting. They are all expected to be competent in the diagnosis and management of inflammatory rheumatic diseases as well as non inflammatory conditions, spinal and soft-tissue disorders and chronic musculoskeletal pain-syndromes. Components of Training Core Training A minimum of 2 years’ core training is required. During this time, the trainee must have direct and supervised responsibility for inpatient and outpatient care in a rheumatology unit. Specific Objectives of Core Training
Non Core Training Revised Guidelines for Non Core Training - (as of April 2009) The STC in Rheumatology and the Adult Medicine Division Education Committee (AMDEC) have agreed to the following revised guidelines for non core training. The revised guidelines will be mandatory for advanced trainees commencing training in 2009: Advanced training in Rheumatology in Australia is a three year program, which includes two years of core training and one year of non core training. The non core year is an opportunity to diversify experience and consolidate skills that contribute to the practice of Rheumatology as a specialist physician. The STC will consider the following options for approval as a non core year:
The STC will also consider one (or a combination) of the following optional areas for approval as non core training on a case by case basis:
TheThe non core year should generally follow core training. Prospective approval, including the written support of the trainees’ current Rheumatology advanced training supervisor, is required by the STC unless a third accredited core Rheumatology advanced training year is planned. Trainees should submit a proposal for their non core training program to the STC before June in the year prior to the commencement of the proposed training to determine whether it will meet the non core training requirements of the STC. In New Zealand, time spent in one of the following areas may be approved as non core training:
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