Advanced Training: QLD
Training Opportunities / Accredited Site Information Queensland
Queensland has a statewide training programme in Geriatric Medicine and now has a statewide medical co-ordinator of Advanced Training. The aims of the programme are to improve the quality of training in Geriatric Medicine and to promote high quality and diverse training opportunities that exist across the state. Candidates should continue to apply to each training site for a position.
Queensland has a training program in Geriatric Medicine that is based on the FRACP Geriatric Medicine Advanced Training curriculum and is overseen by a Geriatric Medicine Education and Training Reference Group. The program occurs on Wednesday afternoons for 1.5 hours, excluding the last Wednesday of each month. Trainees can attend training via video conference facilities available at each training site.
For further enquiries please contact Dr. Shaun Pandy on (07) 3139 5157 or email Shaun_Pandy@health.qld.gov.au .
Further information is available via the following link, or click on the individual Health Service link.
OVERVIEW OF ALL HEALTH SERVICES to access the Survey of Queensland Training Sites in Geriatric Medicine 2011
Health Service descriptions:
Gold Coast Health Service 2011
Greenslopes Hospital 2011:
Director of Geriatric Medicine: Dr Peter Kortluck
kortluck@bipond.net.au
North Queensland Geriatric Medicine Training Alliance 2011
Princess Alexandra Hospital 2011
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital 2011
Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital 2011
Sunshine Coast Health Service District 2011
The Prince Charles Hospital 2011