Annual report 2009 - Australian and New Zealand College of ...

ANZCA Trainee
Committee
The ANZCA Trainee Committee (TC) is a Committee
of Council responsible for considering issues relating
to education and training, trainee welfare, working
conditions, and other matters affecting the trainee
body. The trainee members are elected from every
training region of ANZCA, and are supported by
high-level College staff and Councillors. The 2009
Trainee Committee held four meetings, including
one face-to-face day at ANZCA House.
The Trainee Committee represents trainees at the
College-level and is a voice for all trainees to raise
concerns or give input to the College. It is a central
point of contact for the College to obtain trainee
opinion and trainee delegates for specific roles,
and a further channel of communication from
the College to trainees.
ANZCA Trainee Committee
Elected trainee members:
Christopher Wilde (Chair)
Jeremy Brammer (Deputy Chair)
Kathryn Hagen
Meng-Li Lee
Ann Ngui / Emelyn Lee
Luke Murtagh
Hong Jye Neo
Kushlani Stevenson
Emily Stimson
Zain Upton
Wat Chun Yin Leo / May Leung
Tasmania
Queensland
New Zealand
Malaysia
Western Australia
South Australia and
Northern Territory
Singapore
Victoria
New South Wales
Australian Capital
Territory
Hong Kong
Ex-officio members and invited participants:
Leona Wilson President
New Zealand
Lindy Roberts Chair, Education
& Training Committee (ETC) Western Australia
Amanda Young / Luke Wilson
/ Michelle Spencer, Chair GASACT Victoria
Nathan Kershaw
Trainee Representative NZSA New Zealand
Mary Lawson
Director of Education
Gregory Pain
Director, Training &
Assessments Unit
Lauren McCarthy / Ryan Cole Administrative
Support Officer,
Training &
Assessments Unit
(Where two names appear, the delegate changed during 2009.)
Continued support and collaboration
The ANZCA Trainee Committee thanks the College
Councillors and staff for continued support during 2009.
The committee is pleased at how frequently the College is
now asking for trainee input in a wide variety of matters,
from committees and subcommittees, to Working Groups
and Special Interest Groups, to comments on existing and
proposed processes. ANZCA trainees are represented on 12
College Trainee Committees, a further eight College groups,
and three external related organisations.
In 2009, trainees have been directly involved with:
• the development of ANZCA’s new Principles for
Assessment.
• the new ITA Form and ITA Process, for implementation
in 2010.
• the new trainee email system, which will be rolled-out
in 2010.
• collecting independent trainee opinion for Training
Accreditation Committee visits to training sites.
• the major Curriculum Review project being undertaken
by the College.
• the Clinical Teacher Development and Distance
Education projects.
• the Liaison with Industry Working Group.
• the Welfare of Anaesthetists Special Interest Group.
• raising concerns regarding fee increases and the
communication of these to trainees.
Tripartite trainee collaboration
In the past year, the Training Committee has strengthened
links and collaboration with GASACT and the NZSA,
sending out a joint covering letter and GASACT Handbook
to every registered trainee. There is agreement to formally
invite the Federal GASACT Chair and NZSA Trainee
Representative to Trainee Committee meetings, on an
ongoing, reciprocal basis. The AMA Council of Doctors in
Training (AMA CDT) has also strengthened communication
with the Trainee Committee.
Trainee Committee membership
The Trainee Committee will always have a higher
membership turnover than other Committees of Council,
and work has commenced on a briefing manual and a
procedures document for Trainee Committee members to
help mitigate this threat. The assistance and support of
Lindy Roberts to the committee is to be commended.
Christopher Wilde
Chair, ANZCA Trainee Committee
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