PMO Forum

The main function of the Prevocational Medical Officer (PMO) Forum is to provide an opportunity for representatives from each of the teaching hospitals across the state to meet, identify and action issues facing them as a group and recommend improvements to junior doctor training. A summary of our activities are listed below:

Meetings

Meetings are held five times a year and allow representatives to discuss common issues affecting them at their hospital including workplace, education, training and welfare issues.

Advocacy

Issues that arise at meetings may be taken further by the PMO Forum. This might involve a letter or a request for a meeting with the relevant organisation (eg. a hospital, Local Health Network (LHN), South Australian Education and Training (SA MET) Unit, or Department of Health representative). It is an important part of the advocacy of the PMO Forum to follow up and ensure appropriate solutions are worked towards.

National JMO Committee

Each State and Territory in Australia has its own PMO Forum and the Chairs of each PMO Forum (including SA) sit on a national committee (the Australian Prevocational Medical Officers Committee, APMOC).

ANZ prevocational Medical Education Forum

Each year, a major trans-tasman medical education conference takes place, focussing on prevocational training (internship and early junior doctor training). The PMO Forum encourages attendance, and supports the committee to attend by coordinating sponsorship of attendance from hospitals, SA MET and the Department of Health. In addition, the PMO Forum hopes to present projects at the conference and will be looking for PMOs interested in participating as project leads and presenters.

The PMO Forum meets five times a year.

For any questions regarding the SA PMO Forum, please contact the Chair, or the SA MET Unit.

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