• There is currently 1 vacant Fellow Appointed Member position on the FPTAC.

This is a great opportunity for Fellows who are willing to support current Paediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Advanced Trainees and the training program.

One of the main roles of the FPTAC is to monitor and assess individual trainee progress in Paediatric Rehabilitation Medicine for Australasia.

In this role, you'll help shape the physicians of the future and positively contribute to the direction, workforce and culture of Paediatric Rehabilitation Medicine in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

You'll be involved in reviewing and monitoring of the training program requirements, assessment and curricula in consultation with the relevant Specialty Society and other stakeholders, and recommend changes to the College Education Committee, via the AFRM Education Committee.

Key responsibilities 

• oversee the training of Paediatric Rehabilitation trainees
• monitor and review training program requirements, assessment and curricula in Paediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
• oversee the coordination of the AFRM Paediatric Fellowship written and clinical exams
• support the ongoing improvement of all assessments
• lead the annual working parties that write exam questions for all AFRM written and clinical exams and oversee the External Training Modules

For more information, read the Faculty Paediatric Training and Assessment Committee – Rehabilitation Medicine Terms of Reference (PDF). 

Meetings are held 4 times per year with 1 face to face meeting (usually held in August) and up to 3 video conferences a year.

Members are appointed to the FPTAC for a 3-year term and can be renewed for a further 3-year term. 

Apply

To apply, submit an expression of interest form (DOC) and your CV to rehab@racp.edu.au

For more information about this role, contact Nari Berman via rehab@racp.edu.au