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Project ActivitiesGuideline for Indigenous health contentAs part of the first priority milestones, the project is workingon a guideline for Indigenous health content to be used in thecurricula of all of the Australian specialist medical Colleges.An intensive workshop isplanned on 16 August2013 to progress thiswork, facilitated by ProfessorCindy Shannon and involvingrepresentatives from all of thespecialist Colleges. Each Collegehas been asked to nominatea fellow or trainee (preferablyIndigenous) and a staff memberform its education unit.It is anticipated that a draftguideline will be completed bythe end of September 2013.Once the guideline is approvedby CPMC, it will be provided toall the Colleges as a guidelinefor designing learning modulesin Indigenous health.Indigenous knowledgeinitiative for CPMC leadershipA program on Indigenousknowledge initiative forall College Presidents isexpected to be carried outon 6 November 2013. TheCollaboration Agreement, 2013-2015, between the AustralianIndigenous Doctors’ Association(AIDA) and the Committee ofPresidents of Medical Colleges(CPMC) includes provision for abiennial AIDA-CPMC PresidentsIndigenous Knowledge Initiativeprogram.The objectives of the programare to• Share knowledge andunderstanding of Aboriginaland Torres Strait Islanderhealth and wellbeingbetween Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islanderhealth leaders and healthservices providers and thePresidents;“Engage in twowayconversationin a mutuallyrespectful,supportiveand collegiatemanner”and• Consider the translationof knowledge gained toPresident’s leadership roleswithin their specific areas ofmedical specialty.It is anticipated that at theend of the program thePresidents will have• Enhanced knowledge andunderstanding of Aboriginaland Torres Strait Islanderhealth and wellbeing , and• Better ability to implementAboriginal and Torres StraitIslander health programswithin their specialty areas,including the implementationof the medical specialistframework.CPMC NATSIMSFP Newsletter | July 2013 | Page 5
Project highlightsProject websiteThe Project website waslaunched in June 2013. This isaimed at Australian Indigenousmedical undergraduates andgraduates to help them inchoosing a medical specialityin their professional career pathand achieve their career aims.The website provides useful linksto, and brief information about,the different medical specialistColleges involved in specialtytraining programs.“The website alsoreports the progressof the CPMCSubcommittee andthe various aspectsof the CPMCSubcommitteeproject”.The website can be accessedfrom the CPMC website underthe “Special Projects” or directlythrough the link below:http://www.cpmc.edu.au/natsim/CPMC NATSIMSFP Newsletter | July 2013 | Page 6
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