Table 5: Allocation of training posts by college and specialty College Current STP Allocation of Posts (FTEs) College Proposed STP Allocation of Posts (FTEs) Specialty Specialty: Proposed STP Allocation of Post (FTEs) Australasian College of Dermatologists (ACD) 27 27 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM)* 2 2 Australasian College for Sport and Exercise Physicians (ACSP) 4 4 Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) 42 42 College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (CICM) 16 16 Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (RACMA) 17.5 17 Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) 351.4 343 Addiction Medicine 3 Cardiology 8 Clinical Genetics 2 Clinical Pharmacology 2 Endocrinology 12 Gastroenterology & Hepatology 0 General Medicine 58 Geriatric Medicine 35 Haematology 2 Immunology & Allergy 2 Infectious Diseases 2 Medical Oncology 18 Nephrology 6 Neurology 7 Paediatrics & Child Health 66 Rehabilitation Medicine 27 Respiratory & Sleep Medicine 6 Rheumatology 6 Public Health Medicine 33 Palliative Medicine 24 Other Physicians 24 Royal Australasian College of 73 70
Table 5: Allocation of training posts by college and specialty College Current STP Allocation of Posts (FTEs) College Proposed STP Allocation of Posts (FTEs) Specialty Specialty: Proposed STP Allocation of Post (FTEs) Australasian College of Dermatologists (ACD) 27 27 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM)* 2 2 Australasian College for Sport and Exercise Physicians (ACSP) 4 4 Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) 42 42 College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (CICM) 16 16 Australasian College of Medical Administrators (RACMA) 17.5 17 Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) 351.4 343 Addiction Medicine 3 Cardiology 8 Clinical Genetics 2 Clinical Pharmacology 2 Endocrinology 12 Gastroenterology & Hepatology 0 General Medicine 58 Geriatric Medicine 35 Haematology 2 Immunology & Allergy 2 Infectious Diseases 2 Medical Oncology 18 Nephrology 6 Neurology 7 Paediatrics & Child Health 66 Rehabilitation Medicine 27 Respiratory & Medicine 6 Rheumatology 6 Public Health Medicine 33 Palliative Medicine 24 Other Physicians 24 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) 73 70 General Surgery 45 Plastic Surgery 0
rural loadings, up to $20,000 per annum (GST exclusive) pro rata per FTE, to support eligible posts in Australian Standard Geographical Classification – Remoteness Areas (ASGC-RA) 2 -5; development of system wide education and infrastructure support projects, managed by participating specialist medical colleges, to enhance training networks, with a particular focus on rural and regional training arrangements. developing support projects at SIMGs to assist these doctors to gain Fellowship in a timely and efficient manner; and activities associated with provision of clinical supervision and training infrastructure in the private sector: clinical supervision at $30,000 (GST exclusive) pro rata per FTE per annum private infrastructure at $10,000 (GST exclusive) pro rata per FTE, once only in any 3 year period One off funding for training posts in the event that surplus funds are available at individual participating specialist medical colleges. Posts which are funded as a result of this will not be precluded from ongoing funding under the STP at a future date. Specialist medical colleges activities include: (a) Management of a set of training posts including selecting from reserve lists as appropriate; ensuring the rotation of trainees through these posts is not detrimental to the capacity of the public health care system to deliver services; establishing contract and financial management processes in to: reduce the complexity of the contract management system; ensure funding for trainee salaries is directed appropriately, i.e. that the employer of the trainee is recompensed for the time that the trainee spends in the expanded setting; and ensure trainee entitlements are maintained, such as medical indemnity, superannuation, workers compensation etc. Developing networks for training which: Integrate the training posts into the relevant College’s training network; integrate the training occurring beyond the traditional teaching hospital with training provided by the local state or territory health service providers; evaluate the health service delivery requirements of regions around Australia to identify other suitable training posts to add to the overall network; and develop systems which ensure that: providers of training posts included in the network are equipped with information necessary for the sustainability of the posts; a method for thorough and ongoing evaluation of all posts within the network is implemented; and