Network principles for prevocational medical training - HETI
Network principles for prevocational medical training - HETI
Network principles for prevocational medical training - HETI
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<strong>HETI</strong> NETWORK PRINCIPLES<br />
What should <strong>prevocational</strong> trainees be learning?<br />
The learning outcomes required of <strong>prevocational</strong> doctors are described in the Australian Curriculum<br />
Framework <strong>for</strong> Junior Doctors (ACF).<br />
The ACF is built around three learning areas: Clinical Management, Communication and<br />
Professionalism. These areas are subdivided into categories, each of which is further subdivided<br />
into learning topics. Within each learning topic, the ACF describes the workplace-per<strong>for</strong>mance<br />
outcomes that <strong>prevocational</strong> doctors are expected to acquire.<br />
The ACF is about more than what doctors know, it is about what they actually do at work.<br />
The learning required of <strong>prevocational</strong> doctors is learning <strong>for</strong> per<strong>for</strong>mance: the intended outcome is<br />
that the doctor per<strong>for</strong>ms the behaviours described in the ACF in their daily work. More than proving<br />
individual competencies, the important learning outcome is the capability to integrate competencies<br />
consistently in workplace per<strong>for</strong>mance.<br />
The appropriate assessment of these learning outcomes is to measure the extent to which the<br />
<strong>prevocational</strong> doctor per<strong>for</strong>ms the behaviours described in the ACF in their daily work.<br />
The ACF and supporting resources are<br />
available online:<br />
www.cpmec.org.au/Page/acfjd-project<br />
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