As a supervisor of PGY1 (interns) and/or residents, you have a responsibility to guide, support and teach them as the progress through their prevocational career. Regardless of the type of supervisor role you play, the following requirements form the responsibilities of your role.
- Training and assessment requirements for each intern and resident include:
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- A Beginning-of-Term Discussion – an agreement on a shared set of objectives is reached
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- A Mid-Term Assessment – provision of feedback and early identification of learning needs are identified
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- An End-of-Term Assessment – provision of feedback and a global decision made that informs end-of-year progression
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- EPAs – completion of two or three EPAs each term, and a minimum of 10 across their training
- Clinical supervision (integrated into the training and assessment):
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- Support and encouragement
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- Continuous improvement and development, especially around identified performance concerns
