This is a requirement for New Zealand Paediatrics & Child Health trainees only.
ALS training provides Paediatrics & Child Health trainees with the necessary skills and guidelines to support patients requiring resuscitation.

Requirement

Trainees must complete one ALS course, or equivalent, prior to the completion of Advanced Training. Trainees must submit a certified copy of their ALS certificate to the Advanced Training Unit as proof of their completion of the course.

This formative assessment will guide your learning through structured feedback and help the supervisor evaluate the expertise and judgement exercised in clinical cases.

Requirement

Australia: Four per core infectious diseases training year (one per quarter) due by 31 January of the following year
New Zealand: Four per core infectious diseases training year (one per quarter) due by the end of the training rotation

More information

• Enter CbD rating form data into the Advanced Training Portal
• See CbD for information sheets, workflow, ratings and other resources

This ​training assists Paediatric & Child Health trainees in developing a sophisticated understanding of child development, encompassing physical, cognitive, emotional, behavioural and social areas, which should be gained from the perspective of the child within the family and in the context of the community.

Requirement

This is a requirement for Paediatrics & Child Health trainees only.
Australia: Once over entire training period (Basic Training and Advanced Training) for six months due by the end of Advanced Training.
New Zealand: Once over entire training period (Basic Training and Advanced Training) for three months due by the end of Advanced Training.

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• ​Developmental & Psychosocial Training

Learning Needs Analysis (LNA) assists you in identifying your learning needs, plan your learning objectives, and evaluate your progress in your practice.

Requirement

Australia: Two per year (one per six months, early in the rotation) due by 31 January of the following year (core and non-core)
New Zealand: Two per year (one per six months, early in the rotation) due by the end of the training rotation (core and non-core)

More information

• Complete and submit the LNA via the Advanced Training Portal
• See Learning Needs Analysis for information sheets and other resources

Australian trainees need to compile a logbook of cases to ensures that ​​they have an adequate breadth of exposure to Infectious Diseases cases throughout the duration of their training. The purpose is not to capture all cases seen but rather to help identify the areas ​you may need more exposure to.

Requirement

Australia: One logbook is to be kept throughout Advanced Training
New Zealand: Not required

Australian trainees must maintain a logbook of all clinical consultations (both inpatients and outpatients) performed, including whether the consultations were supervised or not. The accuracy and currency of the logbook are of the utmost importance. Any consultation numbers logged should be precise, not estimated. Trainees are expected to document all consultations performed.

The logbook must be maintained and made available at all times for review by supervisors. The logbook will assist supervisors in completing the Supervisor’s Report. The overseeing committee will only request to view a trainee’s logbook in exceptional circumstances.

This reflective exercise helps you articulate and formalise ideas and insights about ​your professional development.

Requirement

Australia: Two per year (one per six months, early in the rotation) due by 31 January of the following year (core and non-core)
New Zealand: Two per year (one per six months, early in the rotation) due by the end of the training rotation (core and non-core).

More information

• Complete and submit the PQR via the Advanced Training Portal
• Professional Qualities Reflection information sheet and workflow

Research requirements enable you to gain experience:

• in research methods
• in interpretation of research literature
• in participation in research at some stage of your career
• to develop quality improvement skills

 Submission of a research project provides:

• evidence of the skills of considering and defining research problems
• the systematic acquisition, analysis, synthesis and interpretation of data
• effective written communication

Requirement

Three Research Projects in Infectious diseases are to be completed over the three years of Advanced Training (one per year), due by:

Australia: 15 September
New Zealand: 31 May or 31 October

Certification of Infectious Diseases training is dependent upon your submission of a satisfactory project. If a project is not submitted before the completion of the second year of training, periods of training will not be certified.
Trainees are required to submit projects by the above deadlines for the results to be received before 25 December of that same year. If a project is not received by the deadline, there is no guarantee that the trainee will be notified of an outcome before the end of the year.

Exceptions for trainees in dual-, joint- or Top-Up programs

• Trainees undertaking dual RACP training (i.e. trainees completing more than one Divisional Advanced Training Program at a time) are required to submit only two satisfactory Infectious Diseases projects for their Infectious Diseases training.
• Trainees undertaking joint RACP/RCPA training are only required to submit two satisfactory projects.​
• Post-FRACP or OTP undertaking Top Up training are required to submit one project for every​ 12 months of training.

Additional requirements

The same work must not have been used for any other purpose, such as a project for another Advanced Training Program. The projects are a major requirement for physician training and should be of an appropriate standard.
Each project will be assessed by at least two independent reviewers. Projects are assessed upon their scientific merit, relevance to the field of infectious diseases, and on their unique and honest intellectual content. 

Guidelines for submission of project

The project must be submitted in an acceptable format. Trainees must submit their projects using the Infectious Diseases project cover sheet, and refer to the project guidelines and grading table. One original copy of the project must be posted to the College (which is to have original trainee and supervisor signatures) and a second copy must be submitted electronically to InfectiousDiseases@racp.edu.au.

Although projects should be generally submitted contemporaneously with the time of training, the overseeing committee may give consideration on a case-by-case basis to a significant prior piece of published research, including work carried out in pursuit of a higher degree, e.g. Master’s or Doctorate (MD, PhD), as long as this work otherwise fits project criteria. The research must have been conducted within a reasonable time period (generally within three years prior to commencing Advanced Training).​

Role of the supervisor

Projects are to be overseen by a nominated supervisor of the training period. The role of the supervisor is to assist the trainee in selection of the project and project design, and to guide the trainee in completion of the project. The supervisor is asked to certify that the project is ready for submission by signing the project cover sheet.

Acceptable project formats

Projects should be presented in a format suitable for publication and should adhere to the usual norms for scientific writing. Projects should be written in sound English and be free of grammatical and typographical errors. A standard, consistent method of citing the literature should be used.
For acceptable project types and formats, trainees must refer to the most recent version of the Infectious Diseases’ project guidelines and grading table.

More Information

• See Additional resources for Research Project Guidelines, Cover Sheet and more

Requirement

One Supervisor’s Report is due per rotation, two per rotation for 12-month rotations (core and non-core).

What report to use:

For RACP trainees studying Infectious Diseases only:

For core infectious diseases rotations:

• Trainees must complete the Core Infectious Diseases Rotation Supervisor’s Report.

For core microbiology rotations

• Trainees must complete the Microbiology Rotation (RACP-only trainees) Supervisor’s Report.

For Infectious Diseases dual RACP trainees:

(i.e. trainees completing more than one Divisional Advanced Training Program at a time):

For core infectious diseases/non-core rotations:

• Trainees must complete the Core Infectious Diseases Rotation Supervisor’s Report.

For non-core rotations

• Trainees can use the Supervisor’s Report from their other supervising training committee.

For core microbiology rotations

• Trainees must complete the Microbiology Rotations (RACP only trainees) Supervisor’s Report.

When to submit the report:

Australia

• For Advanced Trainees in 12-month positions: One Supervisor’s Report is to be submitted by 15 July for the first six months of the calendar year and one Supervisor’s Report is to be submitted by 31 January of the following year covering the final six months of the calendar year.
• For Advanced Trainees in positions of six months or less with separate supervisors, or at separate sites: One Supervisor’s Report should be completed for each rotation and submitted to the College by 15 July (for first half of the year) and 31 January the following year (for the second half of the calendar year).
• Advanced Trainees approaching the end of their training should submit a report that covers the whole second half of the year by 15 October.

New Zealand

• For Advanced Trainees in 12-month positions: One Supervisor’s Report is to be submitted by 31 May for the first six months of the rotation and one Supervisor’s Report is to be submitted by 31 October covering the full 12 months.
• For Advanced Trainees in three, four, or six-month positions: One Supervisor’s Report must be completed for each rotation and submitted by 31 May (for rotations in the first half of the year) and 31 October (for rotations in the second half of the year).

Supervisor’s responsibilities:

• The Supervisor’s Report must be completed by supervisors who have directly supervised the trainee.
• If the supervisor has not directly supervised the trainee throughout the whole rotation, the supervisor should obtain individual reports from those who have directly supervised the trainee and provide a composite report.  
• Discuss the report with the trainee prior to both parties signing the report, and provide the trainee with a copy of each report.  

Trainee’s responsibilities:

• ensure that all supervisors receive a copy of the Supervisor’s Report (failure to do this may result in delays or non-certification of a period of training)
• provide copies of previous Supervisor's Report(s) to the next year's/rotation’s supervisor.

The College may provide subsequent supervisors with copies of past reports (and any other documents deemed relevant to the trainee’s training). 

Progression to the next year of training is dependent upon the College receiving satisfactory Supervisor’s Report(s) covering the full year/period of training completed. 

More information

• Advanced Training Progress Reports
• Education Policies
• See Additional resources for all Supervisor's Reports

This report provides feedback to the RACP for use in future training program evaluations and to encourage you to reflect on your training rotations and embed reflection and review into your practice. 

Requirement

One per rotation (core and non-core) submitted with the Supervisor’s Report at the end of each rotation and due by 31 May/31 October.

More information

• Trainee's Reports
• See Additional resources for Trainee Report Guidelines and Cover Sheets