Royal Children's Hospital no longer allowed to train doctors in providing children's emergency care
The Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne has been stripped of its accreditation to train doctors in providing urgent medical care to children, following a dispute over its training program.Accreditation for paediatric emergency medicine is granted by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM), which dictates hospitals must meet strict requirements in order to be recognised as a training site.
In a statement to the ABC, the ACEM cited concerns over the "inappropriate structure of the RCH education programs to cater for all registrars" and "shortcomings in relation to learning opportunities" as being behind the decision to withdraw the hospital's accreditation.
But the Royal Children's Hospital said it had "differing views" to the ACEM over accommodating the different skill levels of trainees.
