Anaesthesia General Fellow

Our General Fellowships provide exposure to a breadth of clinical experience whilst promoting transition from Registrar to Consultant practice in a supportive environment. Fellows can expect to gain experience in major trauma and burns anaesthesia, anaesthesia for general, hepatobiliary and upper gastrointestinal surgery, vascular anaesthesia, neurosurgical anaesthesia, and anaesthesia for major Head and Neck/ENT and ophthalmological surgery. Due to dedicated Cardiac Fellowships, exposure to cardiac and thoracic anaesthesia might be more limited. Fellows will be exposed to ‘low risk’ obstetric anaesthesia at Sandringham Hospital, and coverage of some service lists is expected. It is possible to accumulate a significant caseload in particular areas of interest, and we encourage all commencing Fellows to discuss their aims for the year, so we can design a pattern of work that best matches that interest.

All Fellows participate in a 1/14 roster which includes allocation to Sandringham hospital on average once/fortnight where they function as a junior consultant. Fellows average 86hrs/fortnight including on calls and out of hours work.

The ongoing education and training of all our trainees is an integral part of our Department’s activities. As well as high levels of clinical supervision and focused exam preparation programs, we have a weekly teaching afternoon for all trainees including Fellows comprised of workshops, topical presentations by trainees and consultants, and a quality improvement session during which interesting and challenging cases are discussed in an open, constructive forum.

There are a number of portfolios with which Fellows can become involved including Simulation, Quality Assurance, Airway education, Allergy Clinic and Welfare. Fellows will be expected to occasionally supervise junior trainees in theatre and participate in our various education programs for registrars, hospital residents, medical students, ambulance officers and nursing staff.

Professor Paul Myles and others in the department run a very active research unit, where there is ample opportunity for interested trainees to become involved. Trainees who have their own ideas for research projects are encouraged and assisted in developing and executing them.

The ANZCA ‘Roles in Practice’ form a framework for selection. Successful training progress and strong professional references are essential. We recruit highly motivated trainees who will work enthusiastically and respectfully as part of the Alfred Health team. Having clear goals for the fellowship experience and their future career stands applicants in good stead. International applicants should be at (or near the end of) their specialty training program, including successful completion of relevant post graduate exams at the time of application.