Join as Chair for the new Accreditation Working Group for General and Acute Care Medicine
Tender ID: 576657
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Tender Description
Expressions of interest are open for 1 Fellow in the Adult Internal Medicine Division to Chair the Accreditation Working Group for General and Acute Care Medicine for Advanced Trainees.
The College and the Advanced Training Committee (ATC) in General and Acute Care Medicine are responsible for the accreditation of training settings, positions, and types of accreditations to ensure high standards of training across Australia.
The accreditation of settings for General and Acute Care Medicine is an essential activity that ensures high-quality training environments for tomorrow’s physicians.
This is an exciting opportunity if you're interested in contributing to:
- the discussion and decision-making process regarding the accreditation of settings
- positions for the Advanced Training in General and Acute Care Medicine Training Program.
The first Working Group meeting is scheduled for Friday, 7 March 2025, from 10:00am to 12:00pm AEDT (subject to change).
Key responsibilities
- setting the agenda for matters to be considered by the College Body
- ensure that the information provided to the College Body is relevant, accurate, timely, and sufficient to keep members appropriately informed of the College and the College Body goals
- ensure that communications are accurate and effective
- ensure the College Body as a whole has the opportunity to maintain adequate understanding of the College’s performance and affairs generally, and the opportunities and challenges facing the College
- facilitate open and constructive communications amongst members of the College Body and encourage their contribution to deliberations
- oversee and facilitate College Body member evaluation reviews and succession planning
- liaise and interface with the secretariat as the primary contact between the College Body and management
- liaise with and counsel, as appropriate, College Body members
Terms of appointment
- The Chair of a College Body is approved by its Parent Body, the Advanced Training Committee (ATC) in General and Acute Care Medicine, upon recommendation of the College Body members.
- The Chair holds office until removed from office by the Parent Body (ATC), or until the Chair resigns from office, or the member’s term (who is the Chair) has expired.
- The Chair's term comprises 1 year, pending review for potential extension.
Responsibilities of the Working Group members
- attend at least 4 meetings, with the possibility of 1 face-to-face meeting at the RACP Sydney Office (additional meetings require approval from the Chair of the Working Group and the Executive General Manager of Education, Learning and Assessment).
- schedule reading time for Agenda and papers, delivered around 2 weeks before each Working Group meeting.
- work collaboratively with all accreditation accreditors and leads, relevant education committees within the College, and Specialty Societies to ensure the standardisation of accreditation policy and processes are upheld
- flexibility and a willingness to support the accreditation of training settings and positions delivering the Advanced Training in General and Acute Care Medicine Training program through site visits and videoconferences. (Some site visits will require travel to and from the setting; any costs incurred are covered by the RACP Travel Policy and Guidelines (PDF).
- monitor, review, interpret, and enforce accreditation criteria, recommending minor program and policy changes to the Advanced Training Committees as applicable, in consultation with the relevant Specialty Society and education committees within the College
- monitor, review, interpret, and enforce accreditation criteria, recommending any program and policy changes to the College Education Committee (CEC) as the peak educational body of the College, in consultation with the relevant Specialty Society and education committees within the College for decisions
The College can offer CPD Points and letters of support to assist with attendance at these meetings. See the RACP Travel Policy and Guidelines (PDF).
For more information and a copy of the Terms of Reference, contact Tricia Sedicol at accreditation@racp.edu.au or by calling the College on 1300 697 227.
Apply
To apply, submit an expression of interest form (DOC) outlining your interest and any relevant experience in Accreditation, along with a CV of no more than 2 pages, to accreditation@racp.edu.au.
For more information, contact Tricia Sedicol or the Training Accreditation Services Unit at accreditation@racp.edu.au or by calling the College on 1300 697 227.
Location
New South Wales : Central West : Far North Coast : Far West : Hunter : Illawarra : Mid North Coast : Murray : New England : Orana : Riverina : Southern Highlands : Sydney
Queensland : Cairns & Far North Queensland : Gladstone : Mackay Whitsunday Region : Mount Isa & North West Region : Rockhampton : South East Queensland : South West & Darling Downs : The Central West : Townsville : Wide Bay Burnett
Victoria : Barwon South West : Gippsland : Grampians : Hume : Loddon Mallee : Melbourne
South Australia : Adelaide : Eyre & Western : Far North : Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island : Limestone Coast : Murray & Mallee : York & Mid North
Northern Territory : Barkly : Big Rivers : Central Australia : East Arnhem : Greater Darwin : Top End
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania
New Zealand : Auckland : Bay of Plenty : Canterbury : Chatham Islands : Gisborne : Hawke's Bay : Kermadec : Manawatu-Wanganui : Marlborough : Nelson : Northland : Otago : Southland : Subantartic : Taranaki : Tasman-Nelson : Three Kings : Waikato : Wellington : West Coast
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