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Training Australian Defence Force Medical Officers to civilian general practice training standards - reflections on military medicine and its links to general practice education and training.
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PMID:  21644859     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This article examines military medicine and its links to civilian general practice education and training, drawing attention to the variations and difficulties in, and successful approaches for, training Australian Defence Force (ADF) Medical Officers. Military medicine has been an area of change over the 10 years of the Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) program. Crisis situations like those in Timor Leste and Afghanistan have focused attention and recognition on the importance of primary health care in the work of the ADF. To train doctors in military medicine, there are several different models at different locations around Australia, as well as large variations in military course and experience recognition and approvals between AGPT regional training providers. At times, the lack of standardisation in training delays the progress of ADF registrars moving through the AGPT program and becoming independently deployable Medical Officers.
Authors:
Scott J Kitchener; Elizabeth Rushbrook; Leonard Brennan; Stephen Davis
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Medical journal of Australia     Volume:  194     ISSN:  1326-5377     ISO Abbreviation:  Med. J. Aust.     Publication Date:  2011 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-06-07     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0400714     Medline TA:  Med J Aust     Country:  Australia    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  S79-83     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Health Services, Australian Army Forces Command, Oakey, QLD, Australia. s.kitchener@qrme.org.au.
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