NZMA Doctors-in-Training Council
Dr Jonathan Foo
DiTC Chair
NZMA Doctors-in-Training Council
The DiTC provides support and representation to NZMA members who are the future of the medical profession. The DiTC advises the NZMA Board of issues of relevance to doctors-in-training (DiT), contributes to NZMA responses to government policy proposals, and develops its own policy proposals. It participates in advocacy and representation on DiT issues. The DiTC also provides a forum for constructive collaboration with non-RMO doctor groups.
The DiTC meets four times a year, and is represented twice yearly at the NZMA Council. The Chair sits on the NZMA Board. The DiTC chair is ex-officio on the NZMSA executive. The DiTC is also an invited observer to the Australian Medical Association Council of Doctors-in-Training.
Valda Knight Memorial Scholarship
Hadassah International in New Zealand invites people working in the health sector or students studying for health sector qualifications in New Zealand to apply for the 2012 Valda Knight Memorial Scholarship. Background information and an application form are available on the Hadassah Website. Please go to “What’s new” at www.hadassah.co.nz. The scholarship carries an award of a return economy class fare toIsraelplus a grant of NZ$1500.00. Full details of the award are carried in the website documents.
Volunteer in San Bushman, Namibia
The San Bushman community in Namibia lives in extreme poverty and are treated like 3rd class citizens in their own country. The Lifeline Clinic is the only primary healthcare facility available to this extremely poor community as the nearest hospital is 120km away. The clinic sees approximately 3,000 patients each year and has been running since 2003.
The N/a'an ku sê Foundation runs volunteer programmes where people from all over the world can come and work with the clinic for any length of time between two weeks and three months. We rely on our volunteers to keep our projects running and provide excellent training for medical students, as well as giving them hands-on work experience and a unique opportunity to contribute to the medical welfare of the San community and experience unspoiled African wilderness. Volunteers assist our Doctor and Nurse with consultations, diagnosis, treatment and medical research projects. Read more here…
Useful information
Social Media Guide for medical professionals
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) in conjunction with the New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA), New Zealand Medical Students Association (NZMSA) and the Australian Medical Students Association (AMSA) have produced a resource on social media and the medical profession. How do you maintain professional standards when using online media? Real case studies are presented in the guide covering issues such as patient confidentiality. To read the resource, please click the link below.
Social media and the medial profession: a guide to online professionalism (PDF)
Video clip on social media guide (Youtube video clip)
Workplace bullying and harassment resource
The DiTC has produced a resource on how to deal with bullying and harassment in the medical workplace. A copy can be found in the members only section by clicking here.
Health Workforce New Zealand (HWNZ)
Health Workforce New Zealand (HWNZ) was set up in 2009 to lead and co-ordinate the planning and development of the country’s health and disability workforce. HWNZ is developing projects which include enhanced training experiences for RMOs with more structured career guidance, training and personal support. Find out more here Health Workforce New Zealand - career guidance service.
Beyond the Med School Gates
Life in the Real World: View all presentations.
Member feedback
If you have any comments or feedback, please email us at: ditc@nzma.org.nz.
Tinnitus
The DiTC newsletter, Tinnitus, is emailed to members and provides updates on the work of the DiTC. Read past issues of Tinnitus in our publications section.
Advanced Choice of Employment (ACE)
Click here for a list of frequently asked questions about the ACE selection scheme. The NZMA runs information evenings on ACE - contact Sokmanea Foo, NZMA, for more information.
New Zealand Medical Journal articles of interest to doctors-in-training, include:
(Note: login and password required for accessing NZMJ articles less than six months old)
Satisfaction with life and depression among medical students in Auckland, New Zealand
26-August-2011, Vol 120, No 1341
Chinthaka B Samaranayake, Antonio T Fernando
[full text] [PDF] [abstract]
Students’ and teachers’ perceptions of the clinical learning environment in years 4 and 5 at the University of Auckland
Ralph Pinnock, Boaz Shulruf, Susan J Hawken, Marcus A Henning, Rhys Jones
13-May-2011, Vol 124, No 1334
[full text] [PDF] [abstract]
Medical students’ attitudes towards research and a career in research: an Auckland, New Zealand study
Serena J K Park, Charles N J McGhee, Trevor Sherwin
24-Sept-2010 - Vol No
[full text] [PDF] [abstract]
For better or worse: role models for New Zealand house officers
Rosemary Wyber, Tony Egan
04-May-2007 - Vol 120 No 1253
[full text] [PDF]
Career choices of New Zealand junior doctors
Andrea Zarkovic, Stephen Child, Gill Naden
17-Feb-2006 - Vol 119 No 1229
[full text] [PDF]
General practice rotations for post graduate year 1 and 2 house officers—how feasible?
Dale Sheehan, John H Thwaites, Irene Byrne
26-Oct-2007 - Vol 120 No 1264
[full text] [PDF]
Passing the buck: clinical handovers at a tertiary hospital
Lloyd McCann, Karina McHardy, Stephen Child
26-Oct-2007 - Vol 120 No 1264
[full text] [PDF]
