Medical Training Review Panel 19th Report

Further Information

Royal Australian College of Dental Surgeons

AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF DERMATOLOGISTS

Training Program

The Australasian College of Dermatologists (ACD) supervises a four-year vocational training program, which consists of supervised clinics in all aspects of dermatology including dermatological medicine and procedural dermatology. In the trainees’ fourth year they also complete part of the TAE40110 Certificate IV Training and Assessment as part of a basic teacher training course in preparation for becoming supervisors in the future.

Trainees pass through two defined stages during their training. These stages are designed to facilitate the progressive and cumulative acquisition of knowledge and skills. Basic training must be completed satisfactorily before the trainee can move to advanced training.

Basic Training

The purpose of basic training (years one and two) is to build on existing skills so that trainees acquire broad knowledge of the theory and practice of dermatological medicine and the basic sciences underpinning them. It is designed to give the trainee a sound base from which to further develop their skills in later years of the program.

Advanced Training

During advanced training (years three and four) trainees acquire skills in the treatment of more complex dermatological conditions and are given increased responsibility for patient management.

As of commencement of training in 2014, trainees are required to prepare and have published 1 major quality publication or 3 minor publications in one or more of the approved journals as listed on the ACD Website. Trainees who commenced prior to 2014 are only required to prepare and publish two papers of a significant nature on a dermatological subject. At least one of these papers must be published in the Australasian Journal of Dermatology (AJD) and the other may be published in another peer-reviewed journal. Trainees must also prepare and present 2 presentations. These may be 2 oral presentations or 1 oral and 1 poster presentation. The presentations must be presented at the ACD Annual Scientific Meeting or the Australasian Dermatopathology Society conference or the Australasian Society of Dermatology Research meeting or another meeting of similar stature that has been approved in advance by the National Examinations Committee.