Ranzcog Curriculum

1. Additions to APSS (only marked for ATMs, omitted from post 2013list): 2. Vaginal Surgery: Intermediate e.g. hysterectomy 3. Laparotomy: Intermediate

Updates were made to the obstetric curriculum.

The modification in September 2016 was an administrative change to change 'work' to 'word' on page 23.

<p>The purpose of the FRANZCOG Curriculum is to provide an educational plan that ensures the acquisition of clinical competency in the specialty of obstetrics and gynaecology.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Academic abilities and professional qualities are considered essential factors in the acquisition of clinical competency.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The original FRANZCOG Curriculum was influenced by Skills for the New Millennium, the CanMEDS 2000 Project, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the World Federation of Medical Education, and other relevant documents in different jurisdictions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some of the changes and developments that have influenced the 3rd Edition of the FRANZCOG Curriculum include the use of performance-based assessments, advancements in technology and media usage, and changes in workforce profiles, demographics, and legislative and regulatory contexts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Three (3) times</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By the completion of 138 weeks FTE of basic training.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide the scope of experience necessary to attain proficiency across the range of domains now associated with competence in specialty practice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>ITP coordinators, RANZCOG website and links, websites of other specialist colleges, on-line learning resources, electronic resources, pre-examination courses, surgical skills workshops, fetal surveillance workshops, neonatal resuscitation workshop, communication skill module, RANZCOG annual scientific meetings, regional committee scientific meetings, RANZCOG publications.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The objective of the FRANZCOG Curriculum is to equip future specialists with the knowledge, skills and professional qualities appropriate to the healthcare needs of women in two countries that comprise culturally diverse populations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The essential characteristics of a specialist obstetrician and gynaecologist according to the Curriculum are: Clinical Expertise, Academic Abilities, and Professional Qualities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The domains of the specialist practice described in the Curriculum are: Clinical Expertise, Academic Abilities, and Professional Qualities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The FRANZCOG Curriculum aims to be responsive to a constantly changing healthcare system that is in a state of flux and facing increasing financial constraints.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The purpose of the FRANZCOG Curriculum is to enable the training of obstetricians and gynaecologists to be professionally responsive to the evolving healthcare needs of women and infants in the two countries in which RANZCOG is primarily focused.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The FRANZCOG Training Program is six years long.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The assessment requirements for trainees during Basic Training include satisfactory three-monthly formative appraisal with Training Supervisor, logbook review and signing by Training Supervisor, submission of six-monthly summative assessment and TAR, submission of Trainee Feedback Evaluation, and completion of the Assessment of Procedural and Surgical Skills (APSS).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Trainees in Advanced Training can choose from the Generalist, Advanced Obstetrics, Academic, or Subspecialty pathways.</p> Signup and view all the answers