Welcome to the website of the Postgraduate Medical Council of South Australia.
This site provides information on Council operations and projects, and includes a range of resources for medical students, graduates, trainee medical officers, international medical graduates, clinicians, medical educators and others involved in education and training of prevocational doctors.
Latest News
14th National Prevocational Medical Education Forum
Date: November 15th to 18th, 2009
Venue: Sheraton Mirage Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland
Themes: Innovation in Medical Education, Supervision, Doctors Health and Well Being, Enhancing Capacity and Nationalising Medical Education
Registration: Registration opens 15 June 2009
Please click here for further information
Welcome Mr Brendan Peek
Mr Brendan Peek was recently appointed as the Manager, Medical Workforce and Training.
Brendan Peek has worked in the area of education and training for health professionals for the past 12 years.
He originally qualified as a podiatrist and worked for several years in both the private and public sectors. After gaining a Bachelor of Adult Education and Training, he moved into undergraduate teaching, working in Australia and the United Kingdom with podiatry and medical students.
Brendan completed a Masters Degree in Education in 2003, and since that time has been involved with training and support for general practitioners. For the past few years, Brendan has held the position of State Manager (SA/NT) with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
Expanded Specialist Training Program (ESTP)
The ESTP program is a Commonwealth initiative aimed at increasing specialist training in non-conventional settings such as private practice, private hospital, community and rural and remote locations. The program was developed to address the shortages in both training supervisors and training places that will arise in the near future as medical schools vastly increase their output. ESTP is therefore primarily targeted at training although can of course aid service provision especially in disadvantaged areas.
Website Glossary
For information on acronyms used in this website, please click on the attached document for a useful glossary.
