Talk:Medical education in Australia

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[edit] Q1

Q1:

Just wondering where you got this information?

"Some states (e.g. New South Wales) also require junior doctors to undertake a second generalist year, that is their first RMO year. Other states permit streaming from the first RMO year."

Do you have links to specific references? Which states permit streaming from first RMO year? Thanks, this is for personal interest as I am studying medicine here.

Q2:

For those of us in the US system, the terminology is somewhat different, so I have to ask:

When you say that some specialty training occurs at the registrar rather than resident level, do you mean that the programs offer merely a formal curriculum support, while you are directly (and fully) responsible for the care of your own patients? In the US residency system, all training occurs under the direction of the attending physician (the exact equivalency to "registrar" vs "consultant" is unclear to me; in short the person who is ultimately accountable for the care of the patient, and under whose name the patient is admitted), whether the individual is an intern (1st year out of medical school), resident (basic specialty training), or fellow (pursuing subspecialty training, e.g. plastic surgery, cardiology, etc.).

2. The registrar is a mid-level doctor who is still undertaking training towards their fellowship; inpatients are still admitted under a consultant (for consultant think "attending"). --Daveb 11:11, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Question: What does it mean to "skoll schmeer (without spillage)"? Answer: To be a true blue medical student, most likely from the University of Adelaide where all the best Schmeer Skollers are born

[edit] Prerequisites/eligibility criteria for postgraduate medical education

I'd like to have detailed information about the prerequisites/eligibility criteria (academic as well as non-academic), for postgraduate medical education in Australia.

• Why? These change year to year, are rather lengthy, and can be found elsewhere.203.101.233.39 08:26, 27 August 2006 (UTC)