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ACEM Annual Report 2011 16 BOARD OF EDUCATION COMMITTEE REPORTS (continued) Trainee Research Committee (TRC) This has been another busy year for the TRC. Since the introduction of the alternative pathway and the introduction of the minimum criteria for a TRP there has been a signifi cant change in the way that trainees are satisfying the College’s research requirement. Currently, approximately two thirds of trainees are completing the requirement via the alternative pathway with one third choosing to do a trainee research project. There are now 45 subjects from 16 universities approved and, so far, the feedback regarding these subjects has been very positive. Retrospective approval of suitable subjects is now also a possibility for trainees. Those choosing to perform TRPs are now producing studies of a higher quality than previously, as they are now required to meet all of the College’s minimum criteria for a TRP. Whilst the new standards have proved challenging for some, it is expected that this should be a temporary issue as trainees and supervisors adjust to the new requirements. During the year the College offi cer for Trainee Research changed again, with Freda Lisgaras leaving and Kirsty Grove (née MacDowell) having to fi ll in at short notice. A new College offi cer, Pam Jadeja, was appointed and has already proved her worth. On behalf of the TRC I would like to thank Kirsty and Pam very much for their hard work for the Committee during the year. I would like to thank all adjudicators for their important work in helping develop research skills in our Fellows. So far this year there have been more than 60 TRPs requiring adjudication. As adjudicators often spend considerable time and effort performing their duties, I would like to acknowledge the following adjudicators who have made a particularly signifi cant contribution over the last year(s): David Taylor, Richard Mulcahy, Shane Curran, Alan Tankel, Kevin Chu, Daniel Fatovich, Tony Brown, Peter Jones, Mark Miller, Anna Holdgate, Michael Bastick, David Mountain, Garry Wilkes, Phil Aplin, Glenn Arendts, Sue Ieraci, Fergus Kerr, Alastair Meyer, George Braitberg, Ian Rogers, Michael Ragg, Chris May, Jamie Hendrie, Matthew Chu, Robert Meek, Tony Joseph, James Collier, Wayne Hazell, Andrew Maclean, James Taylor, Kim Yates and Thomas Chan. In addition I would like to thank our retiring members of the adjudication panel, Alan O’Connor, Debra O’Brien, Trevor Jackson and Lou Finnel for their contribution to the College over many years. I would also like to welcome Brendon Smith, Colin Page, David Teubner, James Kwan, James Smyth, Peter Aitken and Pamela Rosengarten and congratulate Alan Tankel, Chris May and Jamie Hendrie on their appointment to the Senior Panel of Adjudicators. Finally, as I am standing down from the TRC in November, I would like to welcome Peter Jones as the new Chair and Kevin Chu and Pam Rosengarten as new TRC members. I would also like to thank all TRC members yet again for their considerable and intelligent commitment to the working of the Committee – it has always been a privilege and a pleasure to work with such a great group of people. With the changes introduced over the last three years I am confi dent that future Fellows will be better than ever prepared to understand and undertake research. Robert Dunn, Chair Trainee Committee 2011 has been a very positive year from the trainee point of view for a large number of reasons. Firstly the participation of trainees in ACEM’s governance continues to grow with Trainee Committee representatives appointed to a further eight committees within ACEM, bringing our total number of committees to 15 and ensuring the trainee voice and perspective is heard. This input into governance has also continued at the level of policy, with the Trainee Committee continuing to make formal representations and submissions either to the College or in its own right to such measures as the Commonwealth Expert Panel on the National Access ED Target, the Medical Board of Australia’s draft Registration Standard for Internship and the Medical Council of New Zealand’s review of the prevocational years. The College has been very supportive of this form of advocacy and incorporated trainee views into overall College positions. Trainee Committee representatives were also involved in the fi nalisation of the Training and Assessment Review Working Group’s recommendations, and the ongoing role of trainees has been embedded in the governance structure of the Curriculum Revision Project which will enact these signifi cant curriculum changes. An area in which trainees show considerable interest is the utilisation of technology for education. Members of the Trainee Committee are working closely with College staff in this area through such facilities as Moodle and converting the Paediatric Logbook to an electronic format. This year’s Annual Scientifi c Meeting has education as its focus, which was welcomed by trainees. Communicating with trainees continues to be a priority and, as well as keeping trainees informed of our submissions via College emails, the Committee helped coordinate surveys of trainees about recent Primary Exam changes. These surveys will likely be repeated on other topics, given their success. A fi nal point of interest is that according to Australian Dept of Health and Ageing data from the Medical Training Review Panel, ACEM now has the third largest number of trainees of all of the bi-national colleges with approximately 2000 trainees at the commencement of the training year. Andrew Perry, Chair
BOARD OF EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP at 30 June 2011 Censors Yuresh Naidoo (Censor-in-Chief) Ruth Hew (Deputy Censor-in-Chief) Michael Bastick (Censor NSW) James Collier (Censor QLD) David Cruse (Censor WA) Bob Dunn (Censor SA) Lou Finnel (Censor NZ) Barry Gunn (Censor VIC) Paul Pielage (Censor TAS) Sally McCarthy (Ex-Offi cio) Andrew Perry (Chair Trainee Committee) Accreditation Committee James Collier (Chair) Jennifer Davidson Robert Day Gina De Cleene Michael Hall Craig Hore Diane King Paul Pielage James Taylor Andre Vanzyl David Ward Simon Wood Andrew Perry (Trainee Rep) Continuing Professional Development Committee Kevin Humphrey (Chair) Alan Broomhead Greg Comadira Stuart Dilley Tim Gray Fergus Kerr Marian Lee Deputy Censors Shalini Arunanthy (NSW) Terry Brown (TAS) Joanne Dalgleish (VIC) Gina De Cleene (NZ) Simon Chu (SA) Colin Parker (WA) Philip Richardson (QLD) Kim Lim Geoffrey Mifsud Yuresh Naidoo Bhavani Peddinti Geoffrey Williamson Simon Wood Philip Richardson (Censor Liaison) Skills Maintenance Questions Subcommittee Alan Broomhead (Chair) Kevin Humphrey Kim Lim Geoffrey Mifsud Yuresh Naidoo Bhavani Peddinti Simon Wood ACME Monitoring Subcommittee Stuart Dilley (Chair) Tim Gray Cameron Burrows Tim Gray Kevin Humphrey Sean Lawrence Marian Lee Sandra Neate Bhavani Peddinti Committee Chairs Michael Bastick Credentials Committee Sheila Bryan Fellowship Examination Committee James Collier Accreditation Committee Bob Dunn Trainee Research Committee Kevin Humphrey Continuing Professional Development Committee Tony Joseph Non-Specialist Training Committee Diane King Examiner Committee David Lightfoot Primary Examination Committee Andrew Perry Trainee Committee James Taylor Overseas Credentials Committee Credentials Committee Michael Bastick (Chair) Reza Ali Shalini Arunanthy Waruna de Alwis Lou Finnel Andrew Giles Ruth Hew Yuresh Naidoo Alex Paspaliaris Paul Pielage Philip Richardson Kylie McNamara (Trainee Rep) Trainee Selection Committee Diana Egerton-Warburton (Chair) Philip Aplin David Brook Christopher Johnstone Jonathan Knott Willem Landman David Mah Debra O’Brien Stephen Parnis Marielle Ruigrok Greg Sweetman Eric Van Puymbroeck Jack Wearne Graham Williams Kylie McNamara (Trainee Rep) ACEM Annual Report 2011 17
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