Medicine term

Medicine term

Requirements of the post

• The completion of a full term (10–12 weeks) in a general medicine discipline with a satisfactory level of performance confirmed by your supervisor.
• Rotations may include cardiology, respiratory, gastroenterology, endocrinology, geriatrics, rheumatology, renal, dermatology, neurology and ICU.
• Clinical experience, including:
  • managing inpatients with a range of medical conditions, including acute and chronic conditions
  • screening patients for common diseases
  • discussing healthcare behaviours with patients.
• If completing an equivalent medicine term, it should offer a broad medical experience.

Specific competencies to be covered

• Diagnosis and management of a range of common acute and chronic diseases and presentations, including:
  • bacterial infections (eg urinary tract infections, pneumonia, bacteraemia, sinusitis)
  • viral infections (eg upper respiratory tract infections, pneumonia)
  • cardiovascular disease (eg ischaemic heart disease, acute coronary syndrome, heart failure)
  • diabetes (types 1 and 2)
  • aged care.
• Patient-centred communication.
• Informed and shared decision-making.
• Identifying and managing sick patients.
• Effective interactions with other health professionals to provide high quality care for patients.
• Effective communication in teams.
• Working with emergency and critical care teams.
• Critical thinking and incident prevention.