✨ Medical Registration Requirements
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 141 — 21 NOVEMBER 2014
organisation at the discretion of the Registration Manager.
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The proposed supervisor must provide details of the level of responsibility to be delegated to the trainee.
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The proposed supervisor must provide an induction and supervision plan including details or orientation.
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Supervision reports are to be provided to the Council for each three-month period.
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The medical practitioner must provide a report to the Council at the end of three months, one year and two years which provides an update on the progress of meeting the training objectives, delivery and outcomes.
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Confirmation must be provided from the employer that the training will not be funded by the government funding agency.
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The medical practitioner must have a contract with a health provider located in New Zealand who has undertaken a comprehensive credentialling process for the medical practitioner prior to applying for registration.
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The New Zealand-based health provider must have a dispute resolution process to facilitate the fair, simple, speedy and efficient resolution of complaints. This process must include automatic notification of the relevant authorities in New Zealand and the medical practitioner’s home country should a complaint be received, and must also permit and facilitate external review and investigation by those authorities.
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The overseas facility the medical practitioner works for must be accredited by an appropriate accreditation body.
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Supervision for the medical practitioner is to be provided by the clinical director of the New Zealand health facility.
Appendix
Vocational scopes of practice and associated prescribed qualifications
| Scope of practice | Prescribed qualification |
|---|---|
| Anaesthesia | |
| The provision of anaesthetics, perioperative care, intensive care and pain management to patients and can include the provision of resuscitation, retrieval/transportation (inter- and intra- hospital) and hyperbaric medicine to patients. Encompassed in this is the advancement of professional standards, patient safety, education and the advancement of the science and practice of anaesthesia, perioperative medicine, intensive care and pain medicine. | Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (FANZCA) |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | |
| The diagnosis and treatment (operative and non-operative) of patients with disorders of structures within the chest including the heart and vascular system, the lungs and trachea, the oesophagus, the diaphragm and chest wall. It includes the management of trauma and congenital and acquired disorders of these structures. | Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) |
| Clinical genetics | |
| The investigation and diagnosis of and provision of medical advice, assessment and management of patients in relation to inherited genetics and chromosomal disorders and predispositions. | Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) |
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