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Medical Officers' Careers Guide: Medical Administration

Specialty

Description

Medical administration is administration or management utilising the medical and clinical knowledge, skill and judgement of a registered medical practitioner, and capable of affecting the health and safety of the public or any person.  This may include administering or managing a hospital or other health service, or developing health operational policy or planning or purchasing health services.

Training Overview

Entry requirements to Training Program

  1. General Registration
  2. Three (3) years postgraduate experience
  3. Enrolment as a candidate with the College

 Overview of Training Program

  • Three (3) year core program with rotations to different organisations
  • Masters in Health Administration [or equivalent] - studied concurrently

  What rotations are recommended prior to applying for training

  • Good general rotations in broad areas

 How to improve your chances of selection

  • Attend conferences in related fields such as Safety & Quality, Medico-legal, Human Resource Management
  • Young Doctors' Program.  This program is designed to introduce senior medical students and recent graduates to the College and the world of professional medical leadership.  The program is free to join and offers the following opportunities:
    • Network with doctors in leadership positions in health services throughout Australasia
    • Receive The Quarterly magazine and ebulletins of interest
    • Member discounts to RACMA conferences and courses
    • Social networking with Fellows, Candidates and other young doctors

Advantages of Starting a Career at TPCH

TPCH provides a good grounding in medical administration, balancing supervision with relative autonomy.

FAQs

These questions will vary from Program to Program as thought to be most relevant. If you have any suggestions as to how the information on this site can be improved, please comment.

Workforce Projections

While Queensland is going through a slight contraction in the job market, this is balanced by an expansion in jobs in NSW, Victoria and Western Australia.  Intended retirement data collected annually by RACMA indicates there will be a relative deficiency in workforce due to the demand from retirements.

Contact Us

Medical Education Unit
Email:   TPCH-Medical-Education@health.qld.gov.au
Phone: 3139 4221

Vocational Training Information:

Dr Donna O'Sullivan,
Executive Director Medical Services

RACMA Young Doctors' Program:
Email: dinodefazio@racma.edu.au

Reviewed: March 2018