Training Supervisors

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Certificate and Procedural

FRANZCOG

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Certificate and Procedural Supervisors and Mentors

As a training mentor for the Certificate of Women’s Health (CWH) or supervisor for the Associate Training Program (Procedural) (PTP) and Associate Training Program (Advanced Procedural) (APTP), your role is to oversee all aspects of training, in close consultation with the Conjoint Committee for Associate Procedural Training (CCAPT).

This includes ensuring that your trainee(s) receive practical instruction, ongoing support and appropriate assessment, to meet the professional and educational requirements specified in the curriculum. In general, you will:

Provide guidance and support

Meet regularly with your trainee to review case records, discuss cases, follow up appropriate cases, and review cases referred to consultants

Review and sign off their logbook

Act as an assessor for the workplace-based assessments (and/or approve appropriate assessors)

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To become a training supervisor or mentor you must:

Refer to the Certificate and Procedural Training Mentor and Training Supervisor Information guide for more details.

Eligibility

Certificate of Women’s Health (CWH)

To be a training mentor for the CWH, you must hold at least one of the following:

  • Associate Training Program (Procedural),
  • Associate Training Program (Advanced Procedural), or
  • Fellowship of RANZCOG (FRANZCOG).

 

Associate (Procedural) Training Program (PTP)

To be a training supervisor for the PTP, you must hold a least one of the following:

  • Associate Training Program (Procedural),
  • Associate Training Program (Advanced Procedural), or
  • Fellowship of RANZCOG (FRANZCOG).

And you must be in active obstetric practice in the hospital where your trainee is undertaking training.

Associate (Advanced Procedural) Training Program (APTP)

To be a training supervisor for the APTP, you must:

  • Hold the PTP and APTP, or FRANZCOG, and
  • Be in active obstetric practice in the hospital where your trainee is undertaking training.

In some circumstances, one of the two training supervisors may be located off-site provided there is regular contact. Both training supervisors must be prospectively approved by the College.

Standardised Supervisor Training System (SSTS)

A consortium of medical colleges has been funded by the Department of Health and Aged Care to develop an innovative, rural focused, Standardised Supervisor Training System (SSTS).

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Fellowship of FRANZCOG Supervisors

To be a training supervisor of FRANZCOG trainees, you must be:

A Fellow of RANZCOG

A full-time or part-time staff specialist (or a Visiting Medical Officer, where appropriate)

Employed at a RANZCOG-accredited training hospital (Basic Training only)

You must complete the Clinical Education Training Program (CET Part 1 and CET Part 2) prior to submitting a training supervisor application form or attending the Training Supervisor Workshop.  Please note that all new supervisors must attend this workshop within one year of appointment.

Clinical Education Training (CET)

The CET is presented in two parts:

  • Clinical Education Training 1 — mandatory for advanced trainees and FRANZCOG Training Supervisors
  • Clinical Education Training 2 — mandatory for FRANZCOG Training Supervisors

As a training supervisor, you will be responsible for the overall supervision and mentoring of the trainee, and for conducting three-monthly formative appraisals and six-monthly summative assessments using the appropriate RANZCOG documentation.

Please refer to FRANZCOG Training Supervisor Position Description for more information.

CPD Hours

Your attendance at the Training Supervisor Workshop and CPD hours are available under the ‘Educational Activity Domain’ and ‘Performance Review Domain’.

Resources designed to support and enhance the skills of supervisors and consultants involved in training and assessing O&G trainees, are available in the assessment and training resource hub in Acquire.

Apply

To become a Training Supervisor, you must submit an application to your local RANZCOG office, as outlined below.

  • Download and complete the FRANZCOG Training Supervisor Application Form.
  • Submit the completed form as instructed, and attach a current curriculum vitae (CV) and certificates of completion for the Clinical Education Training Program (CET Part 1 and CET Part 2)

The College will consider your application at the next meeting of the relevant Training Accreditation Committee.

Resignation

If you wish to resign as a training supervisor, please contact training@ranzcog.edu.au or download the FRANZCOG Training Supervisor Resignation Form.

Birthing Suite Supervision

The RANZCOG Board, in consultation with the Trainees’ Committee and the College Training Accreditation Committee, has developed guidelines on appropriate supervision of trainees in the birthing unit.

Please refer to Supervision of O&G Trainees in the Birthing Unit Guidelines, intended for registrars in Basic and Advanced Training, and Fellows involved in the supervision and hands-on teaching of registrars in the birthing unit.

Integrated Training Program Coordinators

To be an Integrated Training Program (ITP) Coordinator, you must be:

A Fellow of RANZCOG

Employed at one of the ITP sites (usually the home/base hospital)

A full-time or part-time staff specialist (or a Visiting Medical Officer, where appropriate)

As an ITP Coordinator, you will be responsible for the coordination of the program across all participating hospitals.

Please refer to FRANZCOG ITP Coordinator Position Description for more information. 

CPD Hours

As an ITP Coordinator, you can claim continuing professional development (CPD) hours under the Educational Activity Domain of the CPD framework.

Apply

To apply to become an ITP Coordinator, your application must be approved by the relevant Training Accreditation Committee.

Please note that ITP Coordinators are usually training supervisors who have already been approved.

Resignation

If you wish to resign as an ITP Coordinator, please contact training@ranzcog.edu.au or download the ITP Coordinator Resignation Form in Integrate.

Supervisor and Mentor Support

Have you ever been concerned about the wellbeing of a trainee or SIMG, or your own?  Our Training Support Unit can assist you.

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Subspecialty Program Directors and Supervisors

Subspecialty Program Director

To be a Program Director for a subspecialty training unit, you must:

Be nominated within an Application for Initial Accreditation or Application for a Change of Program Director form

Hold the relevant subspecialist certification
Hold a minimum 0.2 FTE contract at the relevant training unit
Maintain currency with the relevant subspecialty training program requirements

As a Program Director, you will be responsible for the coordination of the subspecialty training unit, in close consultation with the relevant Subspecialty Committee.

Please refer to the Subspecialty Program Director Position Description for more information.

Extended Leave/Resignation

In the event that you will be absent from your position of Program Director for more than four weeks, please notify the relevant Subspecialty Committee in advance, to ensure that alternative arrangements can be made to support your trainee(s).

If you wish to resign from the position of Program Director, please notify the relevant Subspecialty Committee with as much notice as possible. To provide notification of extended leave or resignation, please address the Chair in writing via email: subspecialtyaccreditation@ranzcog.edu.au.

Subspecialty Training Supervisor

To be a Training Supervisor of subspecialty trainees, you must:

Be approved by the relevant Subspecialty Committee as part of the training unit accreditation process
Hold the relevant subspecialist certification
Hold a minimum 0.2 FTE contract at the relevant training unit
Maintain currency with the relevant subspecialty training program requirements

As a subspecialty training supervisor, your primary role is to support the development of trainees’ clinical, educational and professional development.

Please refer to the Subspecialty Training Supervisor Position Description for more information.

Clinical Education Training (CET)

You must complete the Clinical Education Training Program (CET Part 1 and CET Part 2) within one year of appointment.

The CET is presented in two parts:

  • Clinical Education Training 1
  • Clinical Education Training 2

For more information, please visit Clinical Education Training (CET).

Extended Leave/Resignation

In the event that you will be absent from your position of Training Supervisor for more than four weeks, please notify the relevant Subspecialty Committee in advance, to ensure that alternative arrangements can be made to support your trainee(s).

If you wish to resign from the position of Training Supervisor, please notify the relevant Subspecialty Committee with as much notice as possible. To provide notification of extended leave or resignation, please address the Chair in writing via email: subspecialtyaccreditation@ranzcog.edu.au.

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