Peninsula Health has a strong training program which enables a trainee to become a well-rounded clinician.
Basic Physician Training at Peninsula Health
As a level III teaching hospital, we are accredited to provide all 36 months of core as well as non-core training. Peninsula Health is a part of the Bayside-Peninsula consortium in conjunction with Alfred Health.
At Peninsula Health we continually improve the structured Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) exam preparation programme.
Our teaching activities for Physician Trainees include:
- Structured weekly theory-based teaching for BPT 1 & 2
- Structured education sessions for BPT 2 & 3 separate from the above
- Short case session for BPT 1 & 2
- Long Case session for BPT 1 & 2
- MCQ preparation programme
- Clinical exam preparation post RACP part one
- Weekly unit meetings with a variety of Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings
- Radiology meetings
- Weekly grand rounds
- Outpatient clinic experience
- Progression in research activities under the guidance of the Internal Medicine Research Group and the Academic Unit
Rotations
In the Peninsula Health training program, BPT 1 rotations are subspecialty oriented, while BPT 2 & 3 rotations are more often within General Medicine with fewer subspecialty rotations. However, an individual’s RACP training requirements and exam commitments are considered.
In addition to the rotations at Peninsula Health, trainees are provided with the opportunity to experience rotations outside the network. These rotations include Alfred Health, Goulburn Valley Health and Mildura Base Hospital.
Trainees are given the opportunity to gain depth and breadth in clinical expertise by completing rotations in the following areas:
Peninsula Health rotations | External rotations |
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1. Aged Care 2. Cardiology 3. Endocrinology 4. Infectious disease 5. Gastroenterology 6. General Medicine 7. Intensive Care Unit 8. Nephrology 9. Neurology 10. Oncology 11. Haematology 12. Respiratory Medicine | Alfred Health Acute and General medicine Mildura Base Hospital Renal medicine Goulburn Valley Health Acute and General medicine |
After completing their Basic Physician Training at Peninsula Health, an individual can readily proceed to Advanced Training in General Medicine and almost all the various subspecialties.
Further information
For more information about Basic Physician Training please contact:
Dr Sarah Whiting
Director of Physician Education
Email: switing@phcn.vic.gov.au
Dr Elisabeth Nye
Act. Clinical Director Medicine
Phone: (03) 9784 7250
Email: Enye@phcn.vic.gov.au