Australian Medical Association

There are more doctors-in-training across Australia than ever before. The AMA is committed to ensuring that they have access to high-quality undergraduate, prevocational and vocational education and training, as well as appropriate working conditions. The AMA Council of Doctors-in-Training is the AMA's representative group for doctors-in-training. Key areas of activity include advocacy, resource development and delivering members benefits relevant to junior doctors.

These guidelines are designed to assist doctors and supervisors in negotiating flexible working arrangements.

Simon McKeon, the 2011 Australian of the Year, is the keynote speaker at the AMA leadership development dinner for doctors in training being held in Melbourne on Friday 25 May 2012.

The AMA 2012 National Conference will be held in Melbourne on 25-27 May. As part of the conference, the AMA will be hosting its annual leadership development dinner for doctors in training on Friday 27 May 2011. All doctors-in-training and medical students are invited to attend. Partners and guests are welcome.

In this Issue:

In this Issue: From the Chair; Effective supervision and assessment is a high priority for junior doctors; Lost in the labyrinth; Greater career certainty for Bonded Medical Place graduates; AMSA reaffirms stance against Curtin Medical School proposal; Grab your tickets to the AMA Leadership Development Dinner; Powerbuy - Win the new iPad; AMA National Conference - Would you like greater efficiency in your practice?; Email the AMA; Post new comment.

Achieving high quality supervision and assessment of trainees must be a high priority for the health system. The AMA position statement on Supervision and assessment of hospital based postgraduate medical trainees (2012) outlines the key requirements for effective supervision and assessment of trainees to ensure the quality of medical education and training /remains of a high standard.

In this Issue for doctors in training: From the Chair; 2012 AMA Trainee Forum - challenging paradigms; AMA submission to Independent Hospital Pricing Authority; Doctors Health Advisory Services: what do you think?; A win for AMA NSW DiTs; Former Australian of the Year to speak at the AMA Leadership Development Dinner; Did you graduate from medical school in 2010?; AMEX: We’ve zeroed in on great value for AMA members; Hertz: Rent for 5 days, pay for 4

The AMA this week brought together trainee doctors from across Australia for a Forum on training pathways for the future, with a strong emphasis on improving access to a well-trained medical workforce for all Australians, no matter where they live.

Forum delegates represented major medical trainee organisations across most specialties including general practice, surgery, medicine, emergency medicine, psychiatry, pathology, radiology, and obstetrics.

The theme for the 2012 AMACDT Trainee Forum was ‘Training pathways for the future’ and was held in Sydney on 3 March 2012.

The Agenda included expanding vocational training capacity, teaching and research opportunities for trainees, and global health training.

We encourage you to use the Forum Summary and Outcomes as an advocacy tool.