Terms

The Postgraduate Medical Education Council of Tasmania (PMCT) is the organisation responsible for undertaking accreditation of the prevocational medical terms in public hospitals and some general practices in Tasmania.

Accreditation ensures that prevocational medical doctors receive high quality education, training, supervision, assessment and support. Prevocational doctors are those who have not yet commenced vocational training with a college (usually doctors in their first two to three years post qualification).

Accredited Terms

Both North West Regional Hospital and Mersey Community Hospital offer a wide range of terms accredited for both Interns (PGY1) and PGY2+/IMGs at PGY2+ level.  These range from the core terms including Emergency Medicine, Surgery and Medicine, to a wide selection of sub-specialty training terms.

Hospital
Year
Type
Status

North West Regional Hospital

Accredited Core Medical Terms - PGY1/IMGs at PGY1

Accredited Term
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North West Regional Hospital

Accredited Core Surgical Terms - PGY1/IMGs at PGY1

Accredited Term
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North West Regional Hospital

Accredited Core Emergency Terms - PGY1/IMGs at PGY1

Accredited Term
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North West Regional Hospital

Accredited Non-core Terms - PGY1/IMGs at PGY1

Accredited Term
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North West Regional Hospital

Ceased Terms - PGY1/IMGs at PGY1

Accredited Term
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North West Regional Hospital

Accredited Terms - PGY2+/IMGs at PGY2+

Accredited Term
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North West Regional Hospital

Ceased Terms - PGY2+/IMGs at PGY2+

Accredited Term
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Mersey Community Hospital

Accredited Core Medical Terms - PGY1/IMGs at PGY1

Accredited Term
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Mersey Community Hospital

Accredited Core Emergency Terms - PGY1/IMGs at PGY1

Accredited Term
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To

Mersey Community Hospital

Ceased Terms - PGY1/IMGs at PGY1

Accredited Term
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To

Mersey Community Hospital

Accredited Terms - PGY2+/IMGs at PGY2+

Accredited Term
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Mersey Community Hospital

Ceased Terms - PGY2+/IMGs at PGY2+

Accredited Term
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Term Dates

There are four terms completed by junior doctors each calendar year.  Each term commences on a Monday, and finishes on a Sunday.

For 2023 the term dates are:

Term 1

9 January – 16 April

Term 2

17 April – 16 July

Term 3

17 July – 15 October

Term 4

16 October – 14 January 2024

The Medical Board of Australia requires all Interns to complete a series of terms in a range of specialties to ensure you have a broad-based introduction to working as a doctor. Each term will include orientation, supervised practice, education, and assessment.

The minimum requirement is to complete terms of at least 10 weeks each in medicine and surgery, and at least 8 weeks in emergency medical care. You will also usually complete other terms in a range of specialties, and in different health care settings. Examples include aged care, general practice, psychiatry, and rehabilitation medicine.

PGY2+/IMGs at PGY2+ doctors are also required to complete four terms each year.  Term allocations are organised by THS, and are assigned according to the requirements of individuals.  For example those seeking general registration will need to complete different terms to those who are on the Rural Generalist pathway.

Term allocations are published prior to the commencement of the first term of the calendar year, and are updated as needed by the Clinical Management Unit.

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