Structured Teaching Program

 

 

• Structured Teaching program in Port Moresby Emergency Department
  • Protected Registrar Teaching program 9am – 10am every Tuesday and Friday mornings
  • Teaching Program is facilitated by Dr Desmond Aisi – Coordinator of Continuing Medical Education in Port Moresby Emergency Department
  • Layout of teaching sessions
    • Program starts off with “In a nutshell” (I.A.N.S) presentations of a current case in the department that has interesting learning aspects – usually presented by a resident under supervision of one of the registrars.
    • Followed by a main speaker (usually a registrar) that presents on a prepared topic. List of presenters and topics have been placed on the notice board several months ahead of time.
  • Copy of teaching schedule from Feb 2013 attached below.
    

    Registrar Teaching Program – list of speakers and topics. Feb 2013, Port Moresby Emergency Department

     

 

Emergency Medicine Training Program in PNG

• There is a 5 year post-graduate training program for doctors wanting to specialise in emergency medicine in PNG
• The program is run through the University of PNG Medical Faculty
• Rough outline of the program for trainees:
  • 1 year of surgery
  • 1 year of anaesthesia
  • 6 months Internal medicine
  • 6 months Paediatrics
  • 6 months Obs & Gynae
  • 1 month each of psychiatry, dermatology, ENT and Ophthalmology.
  • 6-12 months in an Australian ED or equivalent
  • remaining 6-12 months in Emergency Medicine in PNG
  • Final fellowship exam