The need for quality and quantity in emergency medical care rotations for interns

Gosbell, Andrew D; Mitchell, Rob D; Brazil, Victoria A; Killen, Alana M

doi:10.5694/mja13.10176

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To the Editor: A national registration standard for internship will apply from 2014.1 In addition to 10-week rotations in medicine and surgery, interns will need to obtain 8 weeks’ experience in emergency medical care. A national framework for the accreditation of intern training programs is also being developed.2

Andrew D Gosbell¹
Rob D Mitchell²
Victoria A Brazil³
Alana M Killen¹

1 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, Melbourne, VIC.
2 Townsville Hospital, Townsville, QLD.
3 Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, QLD.
4 School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, QLD.

Correspondence: Andrew.Gosbell@acem.org.au

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Victoria Brazil and Rob Mitchell were members of the Australian Medical Council Working Party on Internship.

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