Curriculum standards

Ready to perform without supervision

Expected behaviours of a trainee who can routinely perform this activity without needing supervision

The trainee will:

• identify opportunities to improve care by participating in surveillance and monitoring of adverse events and near misses
• identify activities within systems to reduce errors, improve patient and population safety, and implement cost-effective change
• place safety and quality of care first in all decision making

Requires some supervision

Possible behaviours of a trainee who needs some supervision to perform this activity

The trainee may:

• participate in audits and other activities that affect the quality and safety of patients’ care
• participate in multidisciplinary collaboration to provide effective health services and operational change
• apply appropriate use of electronic medical records and other technologies to improve safety

Ready to perform without supervision

Expected behaviours of a trainee who can routinely perform this activity without needing supervision

The trainee will:

• regularly self-evaluate personal professional practice, and implement changes based on the results
• actively seek feedback from supervisors and colleagues on performance
• maintain current knowledge of new technologies, health care priorities and changes of patients’ expectations
• teach competently by imparting professional knowledge
• manage and monitor learner progress, providing regular assessment and feedback

Requires some supervision

Possible behaviours of a trainee who needs some supervision to perform this activity

The trainee may:

• accept feedback constructively, and change behaviour in response
• recognise the limits of personal expertise, and involve other health professionals as needed
• demonstrate basic skills in facilitating colleagues’ learning

Ready to perform without supervision

Expected behaviours of a trainee who can routinely perform this activity without needing supervision

The trainee will:

• demonstrate culturally competent relationships with professional colleagues and patients
• demonstrate respect for diversity and difference
• take steps to minimise unconscious bias, including the impact of gender, identity, sexual orientation, religion, cultural beliefs and socioeconomic background on decision making

Requires some supervision

Possible behaviours of a trainee who needs some supervision to perform this activity

The trainee may:

• demonstrate awareness of cultural diversity and unconscious bias
• work effectively and respectfully with people from different cultural backgrounds

Ready to perform without supervision

Expected behaviours of a trainee who can routinely perform this activity without needing supervision

The trainee will:

• promote a team culture of shared accountability for decisions and outcomes
• encourage open discussion of ethical and clinical concerns
• respect differences of multidisciplinary team members
• recognise the ethics of resource allocation by aligning optimal patients and organisational care
• effectively consult with stakeholders, achieving a balance of alternative views
• acknowledge personal conflicts of interest and unconscious bias
• act collaboratively to resolve behavioural incidents and conflicts such as harassment and bullying

Requires some supervision

Possible behaviours of a trainee who needs some supervision to perform this activity

The trainee may:

• support ethical principles in clinical decision making
• maintain standards of medical practice by recognising the health interests of patients or populations as primary responsibilities
• respect the roles and expertise of other health professionals
• promote team values of honesty, discipline, and commitment to continuous improvement
• demonstrate understanding of the negative impact of workplace conflict
• work effectively as a member of a team

Ready to perform without supervision

Expected behaviours of a trainee who can routinely perform this activity without needing supervision

The trainee will:

• evaluate health services and clarify expectations to support systematic, transparent decision making
• make decisions when faced with multiple and conflicting perspectives
• ensure medical input to organisational decision making
• adopt a systematic approach to analysing information from a variety of specialties to make decisions that benefit health care delivery

Requires some supervision

Possible behaviours of a trainee who needs some supervision to perform this activity

The trainee may:

• review new health care interventions and resources
• interpret appropriate data and evidence for decision making

Ready to perform without supervision

Expected behaviours of a trainee who can routinely perform this activity without needing supervision

The trainee will:

• combine team members’ skills and expertise in delivering patient care and/or population advice
• develop and lead effective multidisciplinary teams by developing and implementing strategies to motivate others
• build effective relationships with multidisciplinary team members to achieve optimal outcomes
• ensure all members of the team are accountable for their individual practice

Requires some supervision

Possible behaviours of a trainee who needs some supervision to perform this activity

The trainee may:

• identify the range of personal and other team members’ skills, expertise, and roles
• acknowledge and respect the contribution of all health professionals involved in patients’ care
• participate effectively and appropriately in multidisciplinary teams
• seek out and respect the perspectives of multidisciplinary team members when making decisions

Ready to perform without supervision

Expected behaviours of a trainee who can routinely perform this activity without needing supervision

The trainee will:

• engage in appropriate consultation with stakeholders on the delivery of health care
• advocate for the resources and support for health care teams to achieve organisational priorities
• influence the development of organisational policies and procedures to optimise health outcomes
• identify the determinants of health of the population, and mitigate barriers to access to care
• remove self-interest from solutions to health advocacy issues

Requires some supervision

Possible behaviours of a trainee who needs some supervision to perform this activity

The trainee may:

• communicate with stakeholders within the organisation about health care delivery
• understand methods used to allocate resources to provide high-quality care
• promote the development and use of organisational policies and procedures