At the early registrar level it is expected that a prevocational doctor will have undertaken a number of professional development activities.
This task describes professional development opportunities achievable by the end of PGY3.
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Related Competencies:
Following any error in clinical reasoning, reflect on own clinical reasoning process and learn from mistake
Identify specific strategies for improving performance based on feedback
Maintain fitness for work
Balance the demands of personal life and work
Participate in research, quality improvement and clinical audit activities where possible
Reflect on own skills and personal attributes when investigating a range of career options
Reflect on and learn from own observations of clinical practice
Identify infection control practices
Retrieve and use high-quality information from electronic sources for clinical decision making. Document decisions and reasons for same
Mitigate personal health risks of medical practice, e.g. fatigue, stress
Critically reflect on own performance and make an accurate assessment of this
Assist with a research trial being undertaken in the organisation that may lead to presentation or publication
Contribute to unit morbidity/mortality meetings
Attend training sessions undertaken by other members of the multi-disciplinary team
Perform generic elementary technical skills
Engage with Basic and Intermediate surgical constructs
Retrieve, comprehend and apply results of systematic reviews, clinical prediction rules, decision analysis and clinical practice guidelines
Discuss imperfect management and reflect on one’s own clinical reasoning process
Aware of the College Code of Conduct and its implications for surgical practice
Respond positively to suggestions for performance improvement
Identify personal learning objectives using a learning plan
Involvement with a research trial, research based on multi-disciplinary care, or quality improvement activities being undertaken in the organisation
Able to assess advanced Essential Surgical Skills constructs (competent with basic and intermediate) both for use in current position as well as for surgical education and training (SET) application – career pathway
Competent with intermediate and many of the advanced Essential Surgical Skills constructs
Accept a hospital committee role, as member of the medical team or as trainee representative
Enrol in a post-graduate course related to clinical career pathway (or more broadly, such as education)
Research years (pre- or post-acceptance into specialty training program)