Basic Physician Training
The SWSLHD Physician Training Unit works within the Department of Medicine to facilitate the education and professional growth of medical registrars. The aim is to train high-quality medical professionals within the framework of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) to become qualified specialist physicians. Please visit www.racp.edu.au to find more information about the college.
The Unit has Basic Physician Trainees (BPTs) under its supervision.
Basic Physician Training (BPT)
The BPT training starts as early as Post Graduate Year 3 (PGY3), equivalent to Resident Medical Officer Year 2 (RMO 2). The RACP program encourages all medical officers with an interest in physician training to register with the college into the formal training program. The BPT training program is three years in duration with the third year focused on formal examinations, including both a written and clinical exam.
The BPTs at Fairfield Hospital are assigned to work within specialist medical teams under the supervision of Staff Specialists and Visiting Medical Officers. The roles assigned to the BPTs can vary within departments including ward duty, consultation service and review of patients in the emergency department and outpatient clinics.
The range of specialty experience on offer at Fairfield Hospital includes:
- Cardiology
- Respiratory
- Neurology
- Endocrinology
- Aged Care
- Infectious Disease
- Renal Medicine
- Medical Admissions Unit (MAU)
The Medical Registrars are part of the The Liverpool Basic Physician Training Network which comprises of four Hospitals: Liverpool, Fairfield, Tweed and Kempsey.
More information about the Training Network can be found in this website.
Resident Medical Officer Room
There is access to the Resident Medical Officers room which has study areas, overnight rooms and bathroom facilities.
Staff
The Physician Training Unit is run within the Department of Medicine at Fairfield Hospital. At Fairfield BPT Training is supervised by:
Dr Oddom Demontiero
A/Director of Physician Training
02 96168111
