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Waikato District Health Board is an accredited tertiary training centre. We have vocational training and professional learning opportunities for PGY1, NZREX/IMG doctors, PGY2 and senior house officers (SHOs), year 3 and 4 house officers, non-training registrars, and research, teaching and leadership opportunities for senior medical officers (SMOs).

We offer:

  • excellent senior and junior teaching staff
  • protected training time
  • a wide range of tertiary and secondary specialties and community-based placements for prevocational doctors
  • research library
  • clinical skills training facilities including simulation training
  • well-connected networks with academic, research, learning and professional institutions, including close links with Auckland University’s Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
  • active programme by Waikato Postgraduate Medicine Incorporated (WPMGI) to advance medical education, quality assurance and research in the Waikato. This includes a one-hour Grand Round each Thursday and twice monthly CME evening seminars for presentations of interest to clinicians.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)/resuscitation courses
  • a forum for RMO education, welfare, or administration issues through the Wellbeing and Innovations RMO Educational Development group (W.I.R.E.D).

Waikato DHB offers well-structured and well-planned post-graduate training for PGY1, NZREX/IMG doctors, PGY2 and senior house officers (SHOs).

This training programme was commended by the New Zealand Medical Council during its latest accreditation review (August 2017). 

Orientation

  • Comprehensive orientation, annually reviewed and improved using intern feedback.
  • Orientation manual that includes formal education programmes for PGY1 and PGY2/SHOs for the year, and other important workplace information.

Supervision

  • Effective clinical supervision by clinical supervisors with a passion for teaching and clinical supervision.
  • All PGY1 and PGY2 doctors have educational supervision with nominated prevocational educational supervisors.

PGY1 teaching programme

  • Provides protected Formal Education Course (FEC) teaching time weekly – three hours of protected training time weekly to attend teaching sessions (Tuesday 1.30pm – 2.30pm) or skill-based sessions (1.5-2 hours) held at the clinical skills training centre.
  • Uses senior doctors or advanced trainees who are all experts or advanced practitioners in their fields to present teaching topics. These informal sessions are often case-based and interactive with wide-ranging topics that have an emphasis on a practical approach to caring for patients with various conditions.
  • Supports the development of an e-portfolio of clinical and professional development.

PGY2/Senior house doctors teaching programme

  • A comprehensive, generalist teaching programme designed to develop the new doctor to be ready to start work as a trainee in a chosen field.
  • Self-directed learning.
  • Protected Formal Education Course (FEC) teaching time – 3-4 hours of protected time each week to attend teaching sessions (Wednesday 1.30pm – 2.30pm) or skill-based sessions (1.5-2 hours) held at the clinical skills training centre.
  • Community-based clinical attachments, which is a requirement for the PGY2 doctor in order to achieve general registration (without endorsement).

Clinical attachments

We offer clinical attachments in tertiary, secondary and community-based services, providing a wide range of learning opportunities during PGY1 and PGY2 training to help you decide on your career in the field of medicine.

Waikato DHB offers career counselling for year 3 and 4 house officers and non-training registrars to help you grow your career and professional knowledge.

 We offer:

  • multiple vocational training programmes in alliance with medical colleges in Australasia
  • supervision by clinical supervisors
  • the opportunity for involvement in audit and research activities
  • further academic activities through the Auckland University Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences and clinical skills training centre.

We offer:

  • scholar and leadership opportunities – clinical leader, clinical supervisor and departmental education roles
  • self-directed CPD programme augmented by local department educational activities such as journal clubs and case presentations
  • involvement in international, national, regional and DHB policy and programme initiatives.