Medical Administration
Medical administration is administration or management utilising the medical and clinical knowledge, skill and judgement of a registered medical practitioner, and capable of affecting the health and safety of the public or any person. This may include administering or managing a hospital or other health service, or developing health operational policy or planning or purchasing health services.
Advantages of Starting a Career at TPCH
TPCH provides a good grounding in medical administration, balancing supervision with relative autonomy.
Training Overview
Entry requirements to Training Program
- General Registration
- Three (3) years postgraduate experience
- Enrolment as a candidate with the College
Overview of Training Program
- Three (3) year core program with rotations to different organisations
- Masters in Health Administration [or equivalent] – studied concurrently
What rotations are recommended prior to applying for training
- Good general rotations in broad areas
How to improve your chances of selection
- Attend conferences in related fields such as Safety & Quality, Medico-legal, Human Resource Management
- Young Doctors’ Program. This program is designed to introduce senior medical students and recent graduates to the College and the world of professional medical leadership. The program is free to join and offers the following opportunities:
- Network with doctors in leadership positions in health services throughout Australasia
- Receive The Quarterly magazine and ebulletins of interest
- Member discounts to RACMA conferences and courses
- Social networking with Fellows, Candidates and other young doctors
Frequently Asked Questions
- Influence the health system to maximize the health outcomes for patients
- Interface between management and doctors
- Good communicator
- Action orientated with an interest in outcomes
- Reflective practice
- Often long days with early morning and late evening meetings.
Consider this if you like interacting with other health workers, particularly medical staff, and you want to make a difference.
Very realistic– often the ‘soft’ skills are important
Skills can often be used, particularly on teenage children (NOT recommended for use on your partner!)
Relatively new specialty, not recognised as such internationally.
Contact us
Medical Education Unit
Email: TPCH-Medical-Education@health.qld.gov.au
Phone: (07) 3139 4221
Vocational Training Information
Dr Donna O’Sullivan,
Executive Director Medical Services
RACMA Young Doctors’ Program
Email: dinodefazio@racma.edu.au