Key Priority Area 4
Education & Training
4.1 Deliver and coordinate quality postgraduate surgical education and training
The SERT Institute has supported the delivery of the Masters of Surgery Program by establishing a dedicated Academic Program Lead position.
This lead provides oversight of the program and manages the clinical skills laboratory (Kolling Institute). Since 2020, there has been a significant increase in enrollments (currently over 100 per year), and an increase in elective subjects from 6 to 20. In 2021, the SERT Institute initiated a collaboration with the WSLHD Research Education Network to develop the medical leadership program - Fostering Leadership Across Systems in Health (FLASH) - specifically for early career consultants. FLASH is a 9 month program conducted across both campuses, targeting senior trainees and junior consultants up to seven years. It is now supported and offered by the NSLHD People & Culture Learning & Development Unit. The transition of the SERT Institute website in 2024 provided the opportunity for surgical departments to promote post-graduate training courses that were being offered by RNSH surgery. In 2024, the Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) surgical team developed and launched the first ENT Emergency Surgery Refresher Course. This is a nationally offered workshop, delivered from the Surgical Skills laboratories located in the Kolling Building on the RNSH Campus. The SERT Institute team worked closely with the ENT surgeons to design and develop a page on the SERT Institute website that would not only promote the course, but also allow interested participants to enquire and register for the workshop. All surgical departmental profiles plus Trauma and Interventional Neuroradiology (INR) services are currently being redesigned on the SERT Institute website using a new template. Surgical education and training opportunities, such as fellowships and specialised courses will be identified through this exercise and promoted on the SERT Institute website.
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