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Priority Areas For The JMO Forum

  1. Promote the profile of the JMO Forum as the voice of Tasmania's JMOs with regard to education and accreditation.
  2. Develop teaching programs for JMOs in Tasmania, with an aim to provide protected teaching time.
  3. Develop JMOs' skills in teaching both their juniors, and their peers.
  4. Ensure JMOs receive broad clinical experience during both 'core' and 'non-core' rotations.
  5. Facilitate quality improvements in the running of JMO training and accreditation through active involvement in Accreditation Visits.
  6. Identify areas of workforce need and facilitate discussion regarding the creation of new Clinical Positions for JMOs in Tasmanian Hospitals and the Community.
  7. Encourage JMO involvement in Medical Student Curriculum Committees to assist vertical integration.
  8. Encourage continuity of care through the use of timely and efficient Handover practices, including Rolling Handover between JMOs at the change of rotations.
 

Health and Wellbeing Guide for Junior Medical Officers

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“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is the title given to the Health and Wellbeing Guide for JMOs.
 
The simple meaning behind this old saying is to encourage eating healthily!
This simple saying can be expanded to encourage health and wellbeing.
 
The purpose of the guide is to provide JMOs with information, strategies and resources for self care as an essential part of their professional life.
 
The guide comprises information, strategies, and suggestions to improve JMOs’ health and wellbeing and stay well, with an emphasis on relevant and local information and services throughout Tasmania.
 
This guide has been developed by The Postgraduate Medical Education Council of Tasmania (PMCT) and is based on information derived from research, an extensive literature review into emotional and physical health of medical practitioners and other relevant Australian resources.
 
The guide is given during orientation to all JMOs, stored on a USB flash drive for convenience. You can download a pdf document here.
 
We hope you find this guide useful and relevant to you. We welcome any comments or suggestions to improve the guide, as your input will make it a more valuable document. We also welcome any information about difficulties or problems you may have encountered sourcing web resources, professionals or organisations that are listed in this guide.
 
Stay well.
 
For more information contact:
Glen Paley, Medical Education Advisor
Phone: 03 6222 8369
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Also... A website to promote the Health and Wellbeing of Junior Doctors

logo-areyouok100The Doctors’ Health Advisory Service (NSW) has recently launched www.jmohealth.org.au - A website to promote the Health and Wellbeing of Junior Doctors.

This website targets junior doctors and the issues that can lead to mental health problems, with self assessment tools and advice from a fellow JMO, Dr Sandy Jusuf.
 

Useful Links for JMOs

Australian Curriculum Framework For Junior Doctors

Department of Health and Human Services Tasmania

Royal Hobart Hospital

Launceston General Hospital

North West Regional Hospital

Mersey Community Hospital

Australian Medical Association Tasmania

AMA Social Media Guide

TAS JMO Forum

NSW JMO Forum

Victorian JMO Forum

WA JMO Forum

Queensland JMO Forum

 

Please feel free to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  with suggestions for useful links to add.  (Please be advised that whilst the JMO Forum is happy to provide assistance to current Tasmanian JMOs, we are unable to assist in the job application process.)

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Who Can Be Involved?

The JMO Forum encourages all Resident Medical Officers (RMOs) and Interns within Tasmanian Hospitals to get involved in Continuing Medical Education, and joining the JMO Forum is a great way to do this!  We also encourage the input of senior medical students in our work to provide sound transition education programmes for those entering the JMO workforce.

 

How Do I Get Involved?

Make contact and find out how you can participate in the JMO forum by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   or  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Deputy Chair PMCT & Medical Education Advisor at the Royal Hobart Hospital.  (Please be advised that whilst the JMO Forum is happy to provide assistance to current Tasmanian JMOs, we are unable to assist in the job application process.)

 

How Does The JMO Forum Operate?

The Forum meets approximately once per month to examine current issues relating to education and training needs, and liaises closely with the PMCT Committees and Subcommittees and other external groups interested in prevocational education.  Our key positons are:

  1. Chair
  2. Accreditation Officer
  3. Education Officer
  4. Workforce
  5. International Medical Graduate Officer
  6. Media Officer

For more information on each of these positions, and the aims and roles of the JMO Forum Tasmania, click here to download our Charter or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  (Please be advised that whilst the JMO Forum is happy to provide assistance to current Tasmanian JMOs, we are unable to assist in the job application process.)

 

Handover Sheets

The JMO Forum is encouraging JMOs to provide user-friendly handover sheets for colleagues when changing rotations using the ROVER (Rolling Handover) proforma.

To access the ROVER Proforma, click here.  This handy pdf can be filled-in in typeset then printed, or filled-in by hand.

In the near future we aim to provide an online platform to share ROVER Handovers through a secure log-in system.

 


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