Statements Addressing Selection Criteria

Statements addressing Selection criteria

1 Primary medical degree from an Australian Medical Council accredited medical school, registrable with the Medical Board of Australia.

I gained my primary medical degree from the University of Western Australia which is an Australian Medical Council accredited medical school, and I am also registrable with the Medical Board of Australia.

2. Ability to work effectively in a healthcare environment. In your answer, provide examples of good interpersonal skills, an ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment and good organisation and time management skills.

Both of my medical placements and my extra-curricular activities during medical school have required strong interpersonal skills, ability to

In my four weeks placement, I was able to see and care for patients as a part of the team. My responsibilities included clerking new patients, presenting them on ward rounds, taking medical notes, assisting in theatres and even admitting new patients. The team was organized, supportive and accepting; I was confident in carrying out my duties as I know I have the support of the entire team behind me and I’ve never hesitated in asking questions because they are always willing to help. The team encouraged me to clerk every new patient that comes through to the colorectal ward and gave me a chance to present my findings during the morning ward rounds. The senior staff then saw the patient and developed their management plan based on the information I’ve provided, never once did doubt my words because I was a medical student, instead, they treated me as an equal on the team and provided me an opportunity to understand what it is like working as a doctor. The junior staff are always keen to teach, whenever there is a break they would offer me an impromptu tutorial on topics I’m interested in; my x-ray interpretation skills have increased exponentially because of this and I am forever grateful for it. The team has truly made me feel that I’m part of the team and what I did every day was actually useful to them. This has encouraged me to stay back longer and work harder every day.

During my clinical placements in various hospitals around Perth, I have regularly attended educational opportunities provided by the hospital. These include the weekly ground rounds, intern teachings, RMO teachings, MDT meetings and radiological meetings. Other than these regular teachings, I also seek out extra tutorials from doctors on my team whenever there is a chance. For an example, when I was placed in Rockingham General Hospital for General Medicine my colleagues and I went around and asked not only the doctors on our team but ICU and ED doctors for possible tutorials. The doctors were extremely friendly and we managed to lock down one tutorial per day as an extra session on top of the other learning opportunities. I find such tutorials to be a wealth of information, expertise and an opportunity to build mentorship with the senior staff. I would share the knowledge I’ve gained from such teachings during my own study group time, this way not only my colleagues will benefit from the extra information, but I would be able to revise it