Training with us

The FMC Paediatric ED (PED) is accredited by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) for up to 12 months of Advanced Training time in Paediatric Emergency Medicine for general trainees, and up to 18 months for Paediatric Emergency Medicine trainees. We are supported on-site by accredited Paediatric and Neonatal units, as well as a wide range of surgical specialities. On-site Critical Care support is provided by an adult Intensive Care service, as well as a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Our Paediatric inpatient service also encompasses the statewide Paediatric Eating Disorders Unit, and oversees one of two Child Protection Units in South Australia.

We consider both training and education as central to our service, and pride ourselves on providing a positive learning culture for all of our trainees. The unique needs of individual trainees are acknowledged, with trainees able to access either education programs of our PED or general ED as well as various additional education opportunities within our integrated service model. Furthermore, we have the capacity to assist trainees in completion of their Emergency or Paediatric training, with access to onward rotations to Major Referral, Major Referral, Urban District and Rural/Regional Emergency Departments, as well as units specialising in adult trauma, paediatrics and paediatric emergency, ICU, anaesthetics and retrieval medicine.

Trainees in our department are exposed to a broad range of paediatric presentations, gaining experience in paediatric and neonatal resuscitation, general paediatric medicine and paediatric trauma management. In addition, we provide training around advanced paediatric sedation and ultrasound. Trainees are well supported by highly experienced clinicians, including specialist Paediatric Emergency consultants with experience from world-class institutions both here in Australia as well as internationally. There are also a wide range of quality improvement activities that interested trainees can take advantage of.