| Specialist medical college | Project title | Project summary | Location | Funding amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australasian College of Dermatologists (ACD) | Towards a new paradigm for specialist training - Harnessing digital technologies to optimise national supervisory capacity and efficiency | This 3-year project will deliver an evidence-based solution that leverages national dermatologist consultant capacity through digitally-enhanced supervision of trainees and SIMGs. Designed to boost current training, this project will enable quality, standardised supervision that transcends geographic boundaries, allowing workforce growth where needed most. Through research, consultation and codesign, we will test optimal, safe use of digital technologies by: 1. A scoping review and stakeholder consultation to identify - Current state of digital technology use in specialist training, supervision and service delivery - Requirements, enablers for best practice clinical, educational and technology governance 2. Development of a Governance Framework 3. Model codesign and implementation to inform best practice and transform training capacity. Outcome Improve supply and distribution by laying the foundation for supervision agnostic of site and transferable across suitable medical specialities. | Australia (MM1-4) | $1,608,068.00 |
| Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians (ACSEP) | ACSEP Regional and Rural Training Pathways in Expanded Settings | The ACSEP Regional and Rural Training Pathways in Expanded Settings project aims to address geographic maldistribution of the Sport and Exercise Physician (SEP) workforce and improve rural training experiences for ACSEP registrars. This will be done by investigating rural training pathway models using non-traditional Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM) training settings that are available in many MM2-7 areas, such as public/private hospitals, General Practice clinics, Aboriginal Medical Services and other community health services. ACSEP wishes to investigate and understand how to facilitate a rural training pathway design to promote trainee training and retention in rural areas, without compromising breadth of training experience. In doing so, ACSEP also hopes to retain ACSEP Fellows who have completed rural training in rural locations as specialists. | Australia (MM 2-7) | $97,418.82 |
| ACSEP Sport and Exercise Medicine Supervisor Support Scheme | Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM) supervisors and trainees work and train in expanded settings which are poorly resourced compared to hospital or GP training settings. SEM supervisors in regional and rural areas are also challenged by lack of access to education, training and peer support. This project will - Enable high quality training of trainees in regional and rural areas through development of a new suite of digital resources for SEM supervisors and practices to use in training and managing trainees in non-GP, private practice settings. - Enable development of high quality supervision skills and support SEM supervisor wellbeing in regional and rural areas through development of a professional learning community program. The project will pilot novel approaches to supervisor development and wellbeing support via the professional learning community program. Findings will be shared with other Colleges and resources will be shared with all SEM supervisors upon project completion. | Australia (MM 2, 5) | $390,938.50 | |
| The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) | Workforce Mapping and Accreditation Renewal to inform and influence specialist General Medicine work force distribution to regional, remote and rural settings | The provision of specialist General Medicine services is a critical component of health service delivery throughout Australia. This project will have four objectives: 1. Map and describe accredited General and Acute Care Medicine (GACM) specialist training positions and trainees in Australia. 2. Map and describe the specialist General Physician/General Medicine workforce in Australia. 3. Lead the consultation and revision of the GACM Advanced Training (AT) accreditation standards alongside the RACP to align with the curriculum renewal and recommendations of the National Health Practitioner Ombudsman Accreditation review, particularly pertaining to the alignment and role of site accreditation with workforce reform priorities. 4. Establish a community of practice drawing together stakeholders currently contributing to activities seeking to positively influence specialist Generalist training in Australia and particularly to the Modified Monash 2019 M2-M7 locations. | Australia (MM 1-7) | $996,039.68 |
| WA Rural Paediatric Training Pathway | The Rural Paediatric Training Pathway will systematically and collaboratively enhance paediatric training opportunities in rural Western Australia by addressing barriers to rural paediatric training access and creating a defined and secure pathway for paediatric trainees wanting to pursue rural practice. The current training system requires trainees to be metropolitan-employed. While it provides short-term mandatory rural placements these have been shown to have little influence on a specialist pursuing a rural career upon achieving Fellowship with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP). Approval of this project to scope a Rural Paediatric Training Pathway is the first step in enabling rural doctors to stay connected to country creating attractive rural pathways and ultimately addressing the health care disparity between rural and metropolitan based patients by improving specialist case access closer to home. | Western Australia (MM 2,3,6) | $1,059,493.00 | |
| Diabetes Alliance Program Plus (DAP), Supporting General Medicine and Endocrinology Specialist Trainees to Improve Diabetes and Endocrinology Care | Diabetes Alliance Program Plus (DAP) is an established, highly successful hub-and-spoke clinical and teaching model aimed at building capability in diabetes and endocrinology care. First Nations people have been involved in its co-design and implementation. This FATES project will overcome geographic and social barriers to specialist training in regional, rural, and remote areas through innovative and flexible solutions. General Medicine and Endocrinology advanced trainees will be supported by a large metropolitan teaching hospital and medical research institutes, whilst providing virtual and face-to-face care in regional, rural, and remote areas. Flexible training of General Medicine and Endocrinology specialists will include outreach and inreach services, virtual telehealth clinics, face-to-face case conference clinics, mobile medical bus (Medibus), community and health care worker focused educational and networking events, and on-demand telephone and written advice provision. | New South Wales (MM 1-7) | $1,244,442.10 | |
| Remote and Aboriginal Cancer Care - Putting training at the Centre | Alice Springs Hospital provides cancer services to Central Australia and to a large variety of remote Aboriginal communities. It provides a unique opportunity to develop training in remote and indigenous cancer care. The Royal Australasian College of Physicians is implementing a competency based training program which includes generic competencies such as acute and chronic care. This project extends these competencies by developing a competency framework for remote cancer care, with associated knowledge guides and a mentoring and support program for remote trainees. the Project will be developed through a collaboration between Alice Springs Hospital, the South Australian Oncology training network and remote communities. Training will be implemented through a named remote oncology training fellowship and learnings disseminated through a Capstone conference. | Northern Territory (MM 6) | $737,335.00 | |
| Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) | Developing a flexible, generalist, broad and extended-scope surgical workforce to meet Regional, Rural and Remote) community need | The GRiD Faculty will enable a flexible, responsive, culturally competent, generalist, broad and extended scope surgical workforce (across all surgical disciplines), with the skills and motivation to work collaboratively and effectively, in areas of need and limited resource environments RACS, RANZCO, RACP, RACMA,ACRRM and will partner to form a consortium to research and investigate the viability, feasibility and sustainability of a GRiD Fellowship faculty, through evidence based recommendations and extensive stakeholder engagement. The trend to subspecialisation is reducing the availability of surgeons capable and confident of working in Regional, Rural and Remote (RRR) areas. Data (safety, outcomes, community need) will allow definition of clinical problems and procedures with better outcomes in urban or subspecialist settings, and those with equivalent patient outcomes between urban and RRR, and generalist and subspecialist settings. This will inform culture, training, workforce planning and resource allocation between urban, RRR and generalist and subspecialist services. | Australia (MM 2-7) | $1,797,876.14 |
| Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) | First Nations Health, Representation and Support Project | This project seeks to enhance support for First Nations Trainees through two new roles and strategic initiatives. The project will pilot a First Nations Elder in Residence to provide cultural guidance and mentorship to College leaders, the First Nations Health Advisor, and First Nations Trainees and Fellows. The First Nations Health Advisor will support Trainees cultural safety and career growth, aligning with the Australian Medical Council standards and Reconciliation Action Plan goals. This initiative also aims to increase First Nations representation by developing culturally safe educational resources, creating a First Nations recruitment framework, implementing a stakeholder engagement plan, and launching a formal mentoring program. RANZCOG will continue financial support to foster mentorship and networking within the Indigenous Network Group and at key conferences, working toward a culturally safe pathway for First Nations Trainees and Fellows in specialist healthcare. | Australia (MM 2-7) | $296,000.00 |
| Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) | Upskilling RANZCR Regional Rural and First Nations Clinical Supervisors in Medical Education | RANZCR seeks funding to provide 12 scholarships to encourage and appropriately support existing and potential clinical supervisors, Directors of Training, and College committee members to develop their expertise in medical education. Particular focus will be given to regional and rural clinical supervisors, First Nations Fellows, members of RANZCR education and training committees, and newly fellowed members. The aim is to build the supervision capability and competency of regional and rural training sites and key training staff in MMM 2-5 zones, to improve the quality of training that is delivered. It is part of RANZCRs broader strategy to promote greater equity and the future sustainability of the clinical radiology and radiation oncologist workforce in under-served regional and rural locations. | Australia (MM2-6) | $289,638.00 |
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