?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Making+the+Most+of+Medical+Orientation+%E2%80%93+A+New+Approach&rft.creator=Taitz+%2C+FRACP%2C+Dr+Jonathan&rft.creator=+Brydon+%2C+FRACP%2C++Michael&rft.creator=Duffy%2C+Damian&rft.subject=MEO+Peer+Reviewed&rft.description=Orientating+new+junior+medical+staff+can+be+a+complex+and+time+consuming+task.+Traditional+models+have+typically+involved+a+day+or+longer+of+lectures.+This+involves+a+large+number+of+senior+staff+being+available+on+the+first+day+of+term.+It+also+means+that+junior+staff+not+present+on+the+first+day+had+any+access+to+an+orientation+program+at+all.+Evaluation+of+our+program+confirmed+the+belief+that+the+day+was+dull+and+that+there+was+simply+too+much+information+for+new+staff+to+absorb.+As+a+result+of+this+feedback+we+extensively+updated+our+orientation+program.+Pre-reading+of+the+junior+staff+manual+became+compulsory.+We+departed+from+the+traditional+lecture+style+program+and+devised+a+new+ten-+station+scenario+based+interactive+program.+The+stations+were+designed+to+cover+aspects+of+the+hospital%E2%80%99s+mandatory+education+and+key+educational+requirements+in+order+to+function+effectively+on+our+campus.+Station+leaders+were+selected+and+trained+in+the+goals+of+the+new+process.+Several+of+our+secondment+sites+were+engaged+in+the+development+of+the+project+topics.+We+hoped+that+our+secondment+sites+would+be+relieved+of+some+orientation+responsibility+if+core+material+was+delivered+centrally.%0A%0AThe+strength+of+the+new+orientation+is+that+it+is+portable%2C+reproducible+and+uniform.+It+is+also+available+via+video+conferencing.+A+single+person+can+educate+new+staff+in+three+hours+if+the+need+arises.+Most+importantly+all+new+staff+will+have+access+to+the+program+within+a+week+of+starting+a+term+at+our+hospital.&rft.date=2004-02&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3628%2F1%2Ft0000047.pdf&rft.identifier=++Taitz+%2C+FRACP%2C+Dr+Jonathan+and++Brydon+%2C+FRACP%2C+Michael+and+Duffy%2C+Damian++(2004)+Making+the+Most+of+Medical+Orientation+%E2%80%93+A+New+Approach.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3628%2F