Let's look at the
@Ahpra Medical Training Survey results for
@ANZCA trainees


What are we doing well and what could we be doing better?

Based on responses from 712
#ANZCAtrainees (out of approx. 1372 Australian trainees as of June 30 2020) -

Good response rate!

Demographics - mostly males in their 30s working full-time in a metro centre, distributed between states/territories similarly to the relative populations

Most would recommend their training position

Most consider
@ANZCA training program relevant

Most understand training requirements and have opportunities to meet them

Trainees are well-supervised, able to contact seniors and get help
#PatientSafety

Teaching is generally of good quality, though 12% do not find the online modules useful
#ANZCAtrainees have much greater access to simulation teaching than other trainees - all trainees rate simulation teaching highly

Significant # of trainees feel exams don’t always reflect curriculum, communication could be improved, exams not always conducted fairly

Most trainees didn't receive useful feedback on exam performance

Almost 1/3 trainees didn't receive support from
@ANZCA when needed

Most have protected study time, though disappointing that 8% don’t

Most have access conferences, courses, and research opportunities - would like these to be closer to 100% too

More than 1/5 don't have access to a working space

Senior staff are supportive

Workplaces support wellbeing and most support a good work-life balance

More than 1/5 do not have a good work-life balance

Bullying, harassment and discrimination are still all way too common
#KnockItOut #HammerItOut

Average working hours are reasonable

Almost 1/2 trainees not always paid for unrostered overtime

Unrostered overtime has overall negative impact on training (even if it sometimes provides more training opportunities)

Workload & overtime negatively impact wellbeing

1/4 concerned that they will not complete training program

Most are concerned about being able to secure employment after training

Many don't feel that
@ANZCA seeks their views on the training program

Most feel represented by trainees on College committees

Unsurprisingly,
#COVID19 has had many negative impacts on trainees - particularly in terms of teaching, examinations and training opportunities

1/4 have training progression delayed due to exams & 1/4 due to training reqs (likely overlap in these groups)
#Anaesthesia remains a popular career choice among interns & other junior docs
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