Education Committee

The purpose of the PMCWA Education Committee is to provide leadership in the education of junior doctors. This leadership contributes to a high-quality, sustainable education program, producing competent junior doctors who work effectively within the WA health system.

More specifically, the Committee:

• Promotes the development and implementation of quality educational programs for prevocational doctors.
• Supports the Postgraduate Medical Education Units by:
  • Identifying innovation and sharing best practice in medical education.
  • Providing professional development opportunities.
  • Supporting their supervising clinicians.
• Oversees the planning and decisions for:
  • Education Symposium.
  • Medical Careers Expo.
  • Medical Education Research Bursaries.
  • Awards (state and national).

The Education Committee meets every second month. For further details of when the Education Committee will next meet, email [email protected].

• Chair, Education Committee
• Two to three representatives of each (with one only required to contribute to the quorum):
  • Directors of Postgraduate Medical Education
  • Directors of Clinical Training
  • Medical Education Registrars (MERs)
  • Co-chairs of the JMO Forum
  • JMO Forum, Education Committee representatives
  • Medical Education Officers (MEOs)
• Doctors' Welfare Interest Group (DWIG)
• Australian Medical Association (WA) (AMA) Doctors in Training
• WA Country Health Service (WACHS)
• PMCWA Manager

To view the Education Committee Terms of Reference, click here.