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Resident Medical Officers...
Teaching programme:
• Weekly grand round
• Weekly microbiology meetings
• Weekly journal club
• Daily X-ray session
Clinical facilities:
• Intensive Care Unit 1 & 2
• High Dependency Unit
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Resident Medical Officers...
Respiratory
The Respiratory unit provides a comprehensive inpatient and outpatient service to the Health
Waikato catchment area (population 800,000). This includes diagnostic and treatment services
for patients referred for consultation or admitted acutely.
Who we are
 Four consultants (both full-time and part-time)
 Three registrars
 Three house officers
 Research Fellow position available from time to time (full-time)
 Five specialty nurses (COPD / asthma / pneumonia / ILD / lung cancer)
 Active research unit with three dedicated research nurses
 Full lung function laboratory
 Active Sleep Service with full PSG sleep laboratory
We provide
 Full orientation to the unit
 Assignment to team
 Four – six hours training per week
 Opportunity for training in lung function testing
 Opportunity for training in Sleep Medicine
 Excellent training programme towards RACP exams
 Mentoring system
Teaching programme
 Education and training in both formal and informal settings. RMOs are well supported in
attending teaching sessions towards RACP exams
 Weekly grand round
 Weekly trainee lectures
 Daily training at handover meeting
 Journal club weekly
 Weekly X-ray session
Clinical facilities
 Inpatient Wards
 Outpatient facilities