POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF VICTORIA

HMO MANAGERS SUBCOMMITTEE

The purpose of the HMO Managers subcommittee is to:

• advise the Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria on issues relating to the recruitment and retention of the junior medical workforce in Victoria;
  
  
• promote mutual understanding and sharing of information and processes between persons working in HMO management; and
  
  
• promote networking and professional development opportunities for persons working in HMO management.

To achieve its primary objectives, the HMO Managers subcommittee will:

• Communicate with stakeholders^*1 in relation to administrative and policy issues affecting the recruitment and retention of the junior medical workforce;
  
  
• Provide advice to the Workforce subcommittee on the impact of new recruitment and training models on the junior medical workforce eg community placements, GP placements, rural clinical schools;
  
  
• Provide advice to the Workforce subcommittee on operational issues as they relate to the intern and HMO computer matches;
  
  
• Monitor impacts on workforce, including safe hours of work and mobility/retention of junior medical staff, in particular prevocational medical staff;
  
  
• Strengthen links with the specialist colleges in relation to college recruitment processes of junior medical workforce;
  
  
• Form work groups as required, with terms of reference approved by the HMO Managers subcommittee.

(*1 Stakeholders include Australian Medical Association, Australian Medical Council, Department of Human Services, Department of Immigration, Indigenous and Multicultural Affairs, Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria, State Postgraduate Medical Councils, Victorian Medical Postgraduate Foundation)