91福利 supervisors
Find information and support for current and prospective training supervisors and mentors, including application forms and links to our Supervisor 91福利 Workshop.
A consortium of medical colleges has been funded by the Department of Health and Aged Care to develop an innovative, rural focused, Standardised Supervisor 91福利 System (SSTS).
Certificate and Procedural supervisors and mentors
As a training mentor (Certificate of Women’s Health) or supervisor (Associate 91福利 Program (Procedural) (PTP) and Associate 91福利 Program (Advanced Procedural) (APTP), your role is to oversee all aspects of training, in close consultation with the Conjoint Committee for Associate Procedural 91福利 (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)
Please follow the link below for more information on using the Certificate and Procedural training program online platform (Integrate).
Certificate of Women’s Health
To be a training mentor for the Certificate of Women’s Health (CWH), you must hold the Associate 91福利 Program (Procedural), Associate 91福利 Program (Advanced Procedural), or Fellowship of 91福利.
Please follow the link below for more information, including a training mentor position description:
Apply
To apply to become a training mentor, you must:
Submit the completed form, along with a current curriculum (CV), to the Conjoint Committee for Associate Procedural 91福利 (cptp@ranzcog.edu.au), as instructed on the form.
91福利 Associate 91福利 Program (Procedural) (PTP)
To be a training supervisor for the PTP, you must hold the Associate 91福利 Program (Procedural), Associate 91福利 Program (Advanced Procedural), or Fellowship of 91福利, and you must be in active obstetric practice in the hospital where your trainee is undertaking training.
Please follow the link below for more information, including a training supervisor position description:
Apply
To apply to become a training supervisor, you must:
Submit the completed form, along with a current curriculum vitae (CV), to the Conjoint Committee for Associate Procedural 91福利 (cptp@ranzcog.edu.au), as instructed on the form.
91福利 Associate 91福利 Program (Advanced Procedural) (APTP)
To be a training supervisor for the APTP, you must hold the Associate 91福利 Program (Procedural) and Associate 91福利 Program (Advanced Procedural), or Fellowship of 91福利, and you must be in active obstetric practice in the hospital where your trainee is undertaking training.
However, in some circumstances, one of the two training supervisors may be located off-site, provided there is regular contact between your trainee and the other on-site supervisor. Both training supervisors must be prospectively approved by the College.
Please follow the link below for more information, including a training supervisor position description:
To apply to become a training supervisor, you must:
Submit the completed form, along with a current curriculum vitae (CV), to the Conjoint Committee for Associate Procedural 91福利 (cptp@ranzcog.edu.au), as instructed on the form.
HANDBOOK AND CURRICULUM
HANDBOOK AND CURRICULUM
Certificate of Women’s Health, Associate 91福利 Program (Procedural) and Associate 91福利 Program (Advanced Procedural) Handbook
Certificate of Women’s Health, Associate 91福利 Program (Procedural) and Associate 91福利 Program (Advanced Procedural) Curricula
Fellowship of F91福利 supervisors
To be a training supervisor of F91福利 trainees, you must be:
a Fellow of 91福利
a full-time or part-time staff specialist (or a Visiting Medical Officer, where appropriate)
employed at a 91福利-accredited training hospital (Basic 91福利 only)
Please note that you must also complete the Clinical Education 91福利 Program (CET Part 1 and CET Part 2) prior to submitting a training supervisor application form (or attending the 91福利 Supervisor Workshop).
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 91福利 documentation.
Please follow the link below for more information:
Clinical Education 91福利 (CET)
The CET is presented in two parts:
Clinical Education 91福利 1 鈥 mandatory for advanced trainees and F91福利 training supervisors
Clinical Education 91福利 2 鈥 mandatory for F91福利 training supervisors
For more information, please visit our CET page.
91福利 Supervisor Workshop
The 91福利 Supervisor Workshop explores the integral role of training supervisors, and delves into the issues you may encounter while balancing workplace demands, College requirements and trainee learning needs.
The interactive format draws on the collective experience of participants and experienced workshop facilitators.
Please note that all new supervisors must attend a 91福利 Supervisor Workshop within one year of appointment.
For more information, please visit our 91福利 Supervisor Workshop page.
Apply to become a supervisor
To apply to become a training supervisor, you must submit an application to your local 91福利 office, as outlined below.
Download and complete the following document:
Submit the completed form to your local 91福利 office as instructed on the form, and attach the following documents:
a current curriculum vitae (CV)
certificates of completion for the Clinical Education 91福利 Program (CET Part 1 and CET Part 2)
The College will consider your application at the next meeting of the relevant 91福利 Accreditation Committee.
CPD
The College will record your attendance at the 91福利 Supervisor Workshop and CPD hours are available under the ‘Educational Activity Domain’ and ‘Performance Review Domain’.
For a comprehensive range of resources designed to support and enhance the skills of supervisors and consultants involved in training and assessing O&G trainees, please visit:
Resignation
If you wish to resign as a training supervisor, please contact training@ranzcog.edu.au.
Birthing suite supervision
The 91福利 Board, in consultation with the Trainees鈥 Committee and the College 91福利 Accreditation Committee, has developed guidelines on appropriate supervision of trainees in the birthing unit.
Please follow the link below for guidelines intended for registrars in Basic and Advanced 91福利, and Fellows involved in the supervision and hands-on teaching of registrars in the birthing unit.
HANDBOOKS AND CURRICULUM
HANDBOOKS AND CURRICULUM
F91福利 Curriculum 4th Edition (for trainees who commenced after 1st February 2024)
F91福利 Curriculum 3rd Edition (for trainees who commenced before 1st February 2024)
Integrated 91福利 Program Coordinators
To be an Integrated 91福利 Program (ITP) Coordinator, you must be:
a Fellow of 91福利
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 co-ordination of the program across all participating hospitals.
Please follow the link below for more information:
Appointment process
To apply to become an ITP Coordinator, your application must be approved by the relevant 91福利 Accreditation Committee.
Please note that ITP Coordinators are usually training supervisors who have already been approved.
CPD
As an ITP Coordinator, you can claim continuing professional development (CPD) hours under the Educational Activity Domain of the CPD framework.
Resignation
If you wish to resign as an ITP Coordinator, please complete the below form and submit it to your local 91福利 office, as instructed on the form.
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 follow the link below 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:
Subspecialty training supervisors
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
Please note that you must also complete the Clinical Education 91福利 Program (CET Part 1 and CET Part 2) within one year of appointment.
As a subspecialty training supervisor, your primary role is to support the development of trainees鈥 clinical, educational and professional development.
Please follow the link below for more information:
Clinical Education 91福利 (CET)
The CET is presented in two parts:
Clinical Education 91福利 1
Clinical Education 91福利 2
For more information, please visit our CET page.
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:
SIMG supervisors and assessors
To learn more about specialist international medical graduate (SIMG) training supervisor requirements, or if you’re interested in becoming an SIMG assessor, please visit our Recognition of International 91福利 page.
Supervisor and mentor support
Have you ever been concerned about the wellbeing of a trainee or SIMG 鈥 or your own?
Please browse our FAQs to find out how the 91福利 Support Unit can assist you.
Contact
For training supervisor or mentor enquires, please contact:
Certificate and Procedural 91福利 Programs: cptp@ranzcog.edu.au
Fellowship of 91福利: 91福利 91福利 Team – training@ranzcog.edu.au
Supervisor 91福利 Workshop: educationprograms@ranzcog.edu.au