Preparing interns for practice in the 21st century.

Full Abstract

Internship in the 2 years between university and specialisation or general practice is intended to prepare medical graduates for the practicalities of lifelong professional practice. Changes in both society and new doctors' expectations mean that anachronistic teaching models need to give way to improved education during internship by doing the following:
providing better education and rewards for intern trainers; piloting and evaluating new intern rotations, with support; promoting the value of teaching and training as a means of assuring quality and safety; using the new Australian Curriculum Framework for Junior Doctors to promote diverse learning pathways for interns while establishing an Australian baseplate for internship education; piloting and evaluating the effectiveness of intern education programs with minimal bureaucratic arrangements; advocating hospitals and health departments for improved intern training; and continuing efforts to ensure that the continuum of learning from undergraduate to postgraduate medical education strengthens so as to avoid unnecessary repetition.

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Author information

Author/s: Leeder, Stephen R (SR);

Affiliation: University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. steve(-atsign-)med.usyd.edu.au

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: The Medical journal of Australia (Med J Aust), published in Australia. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Apr; vol 186 (issue 7 Suppl) : pp S6-8

Dates: Created 2007/04/04; Completed 2007/05/04;

PMID: 17407424, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Australia
Career Choice
Community Health Services - manpower
Curriculum
Family Practice - manpower
Forecasting

Forecasting
Humans
Internship and Residency - standards
Medical Staff, Hospital - standards
Quality of Health Care
Rural Health Services - manpower

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