Trainee-led initiatives in prevocational training - HETI

So, if there is time, here are my three final tips:Subtle differences in organisation and expectations can lead toprofoundly different outcomes. For example, two years ago the thenchair of the JMO Forum reorganised the forum into working groups,each one with a specific focus and a project to complete within theyear. This created an expectation on every forum member that theywould get something done at the meetings, not just meet and talk.What has resulted has been a flowering of trainee creativity.Committees with trainee representation need to expect traineeactivism: don’t just ‘tick the box’ by having some trainees show up tothe committee; raise the expectation that trainees will be activemembers. Give them jobs to do, don’t just ask them to be there. Thismakes being on the committee so much more worthwhile that itmakes it much easier to get trainee involvement.Build links between trainees and higher levels of the system: In NSW,CETI advertises the existence of the JMO Forum to other NSW Healthorganisations as a resource that can help solve problems they areworking on. It can really work well to link the trainee representatives30