AMC Graduate Pre-employment Program

The AMC Graduate Pre-employment Program runs over three/four weeks and aims to support a smooth transition for AMC Graduates entering the NSW Health System.

The program consists of a lecture series, a clinical skills workshop and a hospital attachment in the hospital network within which the AMC Graduate is scheduled to undertake the prevocational training period.

Please click here for the November 2009 time table of the AMC Graduate Pre-Employment Program.

Eligibility to Participate in the AMC Graduate Pre-employment Program

In order to participate in the AMC Graduate Pre-employment Program, you must be an AMC Graduate and have been offered and accepted a position to start in the next available intake.

Course Cost & Payment

The program is offered to AMC Graduates free of charge, but you will not be paid to attend the course.

Program Goals

By the end of the three/four week program, you should be able to:

• Develop an understanding of the approach to health service provisions and outcome goals in the community
• Demonstrate an understanding of federal, state and local health systems and how to liaise with and use health resources outside the immediate hospital environment
• Outline public hospital structures and functions including common medical unit structures, staffing structures for medical, nursing and other allied health personnel, and administrative structures
• Demonstrate a familiarity with the role of the prevocational trainee in the public hospital system, including knowledge of the skills required, the level of responsibility and reporting mechanisms associated with the role, supervision requirements and educational opportunities
• Demonstrate competence in a range of communication skills including English language skills, skills needed to report to peers and supervisors, skills for communicating with patients and other staff, and conflict resolution skills
• Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of physician self care
• Outline prevocational trainee support structures and grievance mechanisms within the public hospital system.

You can express your interest to attend the course by emailing asalinas@imet.health.nsw.gov.au