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Victorian Palliative Medicine Training Program

The Victorian Palliative Medicine Training Program (VPMTP) aims to build and sustain a high quality Palliative Medicine workforce in Victoria.

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About the Program

The Department of Health has funded the Victorian Palliative Medicine Training Program (VPMTP) to provide a coordinated state-wide palliative medicine training program to address the training requirements for specialist palliative medicine physicians, physicians in other specialties, and general practitioners, in order to build and sustain a high-quality palliative medicine workforce in Victoria.

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Key Dates

All Victorian Palliative Care registrar positions are now matched for 2020/21. Applications for 2021/22 will open in June 2020.

test only 2020 R4 applications are now closed.

2020 test do not apply applications opened on the 4 June 2020.

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Stats

Our 2019 Trainees

16

Advanced Trainees (RACP entry)

9

Advanced Trainees (FAChPM entry)

20

6 month registrars (Diploma intended)

4

Paediatric Palliative Care registrars

3

VPMTP Fellowships

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Writing for Publication Workshop 2018

The Victorian Palliative Medicine Training Program along with Palliative Care Research Network and Victorian Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner Collaborative held a Writing for Publication Workshop on 20 June 2018.

Applications are Now OPEN

2019/20 Semester 1 & 2 Applications are now OPEN

Victorian regional rural project in Palliative Care

Exploring the supports needed to build a regional workforce capacity in Palliative Care.

Meet our staff

Team

A/Prof Mark Boughey

Co-Deputy Director, CPC

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mark.boughey@svha.org.au

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Dr Laura Booth

VPMTP Medical Training Coordinator

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laura.booth@svha.org.au

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Dr Sadie Dunn

VPMTP Education Coordinator

03 9416 0000

sadie.dunn@svha.org.au

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Helena Ryder

VPMTP Administration Officer

03 9416 0000

vpmtp@svha.org.au