Curriculum standards

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• establish rapport and demonstrate respect for junior colleagues, medical students, and other health professionals
• communicate effectively when teaching, assessing, and appraising learners
• actively encourage a collaborative and safe learning environment with learners and other health professionals
• listen and convey information clearly and considerately

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• demonstrate accessible, supportive, and compassionate behaviour
• give a presentation to health professionals on a public health topic
• provide instructions and convey expectations to medical students or junior colleagues under supervision

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• support learners to deliver quality medical practice while maintaining their own wellbeing
• apply lessons learned about safety (including cultural safety) for patients and communities by identifying and discussing risks with learners
• assess learners’ competence, and provide timely feedback to minimise risks to safe medical practice
• maintain the safety of patients, communities, and organisations involved with education, and appropriately identify and action concerns
• maintain personal wellbeing

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• observe learners to reduce risks and improve health outcomes
• reflect on own teaching abilities and style while seeking feedback to improve quality of teaching or supervision

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• demonstrate knowledge of the principles, processes, and skills of supervision
• provide direct guidance to learners in day-to-day work
• deliver training in a variety of settings (such as small group tutorials and lectures)
• work with learners to identify professional development and learning opportunities based on their individual learning needs
• offer feedback and role modelling
• participate in teaching and supervision professional development activities
• encourage self-directed learning and assessment
• develop a consistent and fair approach to assessing learners, recognising that different learners may have different learning needs, such as neurodiverse learners, disabled people, culturally and linguistically diverse populations, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and Māori (tangata whenua)
• tailor feedback and assessments to learners’ goals
• seek feedback and reflect on own teaching by developing goals and strategies to improve
• establish and maintain effective mentoring through open dialogue
• support learners to identify and attend formal and informal learning opportunities
• recognise the limits of personal expertise, and involve others appropriately
• provide effective and timely reports of training (and continuing professional development activities) to meet faculty and medical council / board requirements

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• demonstrate basic skills in the supervision of learners
• apply a standardised approach to teaching, assessment, and feedback, with some consideration for individual learner needs
• implement teaching and learning activities that capture some of the learning goals
• adopt a collaborative teaching style
• provide some guidance to students in self-directed learning

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• clarify junior colleagues’ research project goals and requirements, including ethics, and provide feedback regarding the merits or challenges of proposed research
• monitor the progress of learners’ research projects regularly, and review research project reports prior to submission
• support learners to find forums to present research projects
• encourage and guide learners to seek out relevant research to support practice, including identifying ethnicity within research and its potential impact on outcomes

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• guide learners with respect to the choice of research projects
• ensure that planned research projects are feasible and of suitable standard
• guide learners on developing research questions
• teach and guide learners on appropriate epidemiological study methods and data analysis

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• role model a culturally appropriate approach to teaching
• encourage learners to seek out opportunities to develop and improve their own cultural competence
• encourage learners to ensure culturally appropriate interactions with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and Māori (tangata whenua)
• consider cultural, ethical, and religious values and beliefs in teaching and learning

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• function effectively and respectfully when working with and teaching 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:

• apply principles of ethical practice to teaching scenarios
• act as a role model to promote professional responsibility and ethics among learners
• respond appropriately to learners seeking professional guidance

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• demonstrate professional values, including commitment to high-quality standards of medical practice, compassion, empathy, and respect
• provide learners with feedback to improve their experiences

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• prioritise workloads and manage learners with different levels of professional knowledge or experience
• link theory and practice when explaining professional decisions
• promote joint problem solving
• support a learning environment that allows for independent decision making
• use sound and evidence-based judgement during assessments and when giving feedback to learners
• escalate concerns about learners appropriately

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• provide general advice and support to learners
• use health data logically and effectively to manage public health issues
• recognise when a learner needs additional support

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• maintain personal and learners’ effective performance and continuing professional development
• maintain professional, research, and/or administrative responsibilities while teaching
• create an inclusive environment in which learners feel part of the team
• help shape organisational culture to prioritise quality and work safety through openness, honesty, shared learning, and continued improvement
• demonstrate commitment to ongoing learning and development in leadership and management

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• demonstrate the principles and practice of professionalism and leadership in health care
• participate in mentor programs, career advice, and general counselling
• demonstrate understanding of responsibility, accountability, and roles within a multidisciplinary team

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• advocate for suitable resources to provide quality supervision and maintain training standards
• explain the value of health data in improving population health outcomes for populations
• support innovation in teaching and training
• support, encourage, and identify opportunities to learn through involvement in policy writing and review

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• demonstrate some integration of public health principles into teaching and practice
• demonstrate and teach basic application of systems thinking