Trainee Positions At Cabrini Health
Cabrini Health
183 Wattletree Rd
Malvern
VIC, 3144
Australia
Contact Details
Dr Mark Faragher
mwf@netspace.net.au
Phone : 0410629789
www :
Positions
Training Positions : One
Elective Training Positions : nil
Fellowships :
Core Position Descriptions
The Cabrini Hospital trainee position is incorporated with the Alfred training site. Each of the 5 registrars will rotate for 10 weeks (approximately) through the Alfred Neurology Unit, Stroke Unit, Epilepsy/Consults, Caufield Consults, and Cabrini (see Alfred site for full description of Alfred rotations).
The Cabrini rotation will have a broad training base with both inpatient and outpatient responsibilities, and opportunities for further sub-specialty experience in disciplines such as Neuro-ophthalmology, Neuro-otology, and Movement Disorders. There will be also specific training in neurophysiology. Inpatient duties will involve general neurology and stroke admissions, as well as emergency department and ward consultations. There are over 10 neurologists with attachments to Cabrini, with one neurologist being assigned to the trainee at any one time to cover most of the inpatient admissions and consultations. The Cabrini trainee is expected to attend the Wednesday morning academic session at the Alfred Hospital and the Victorian and National training lectures, and will share in the after hours cover at the Alfred site only.
Elective Position Descriptions
Hospital Information
Cabrini Hospital is a Catholic, private, not for profit 510 bed acute medical and surgical hospital. Most major acute medical and surgical specialties are provided at Cabrini, including intensive and coronary care, and a 24 hour emergency department. There are also day procedure and day oncology centres and the hospital provides home care services, including Hospital in the Home. There are extensive on site diagnostic facilities including a comprehensive neuroradiology service. The Cabrini Education and Research Insitute comprises a number of academic departments including Cabrini-Monash University Department of Surgery, Monash University Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini-Monash Department of Medical Oncology, and the Cabrini-Monash University Department of Medicine. Cabrini Hospital is a clinical school for medical student undergraduate teaching and is part of the Central and Eastern Clinical School of the Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.
Department Beds :
Inpatient bed numbers vary from 5 to 15
Department Clinics
2 outpatient consultation sessions, 1-2 neurophysiology session, 1 EEG review session per week
Department Specialty Clinics
There are no dedicated sub-specialty clinics, however each consultant sees a wide variety of sub-specialty cases in their consulting sessions.
Department Meetings
Wednesday morning at Alfred Hospital. (further details: see Alfred Hospital site).
Department Staff
Dr John Waterston (Neuro-otology)
A/Prof Owen White (Neuro-ophthalmology)
Dr Ronnie Freilich (Neuro-oncology)
Dr Jack Wodak (Infectious Diseases Neurology)
Dr Judith Frayne (Stroke)
Dr Tim Day (Neurophysiology)
Dr Anita Vinton (Epilepsy and Neurophysiology)
Dr Mark Faragher (Neurophysiology)
Dr Victor Gordon (Neurophysiology)
Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
Nil.
Trainee Responsibilities
Trainees will be responsible for inpatient care, emergency department and ward referrals, and preparation of case presentations and literature reviews for the Neurology Grand Rounds. They will also participate in the after hours on-call for the Alfred site (1:6 roster).
Selection Criteria
Applicants must have passed the FRACP part 1 examination, and must have been approved for advanced training in Neurology by an Advanced Training Committee. The Unit aims to recruit the most talented trainees, and does not favour "local" applicants, or second year trainees, over others. The Unit is open to the possibility of part-time training, and will therefore consider applications from pairs of candidates wishing to job share. Such applicants are advised to discuss this option well ahead of the matching date, as some methods of job division will fit more easily with the Unit weekly timetable than others.
Philosophy Of Training
The Neurology Unit at Cabrini aims to give the trainee a broad training and clinical experience, with an emphasis on outpatient neurology. There is a diverse range of neurological problems which present to Cabrini and the experience will also give trainees an important exposure to private neurology practice.
Neurology Training In State
Weekly state-based advanced trainee lectures and monthly National Brain School lectures.
Other Information
Further Online Information
Mark Faragher