eg, for general medicine to be covering cardiology A consultant or specialist must be Clinician The model focuses recognised by an appropriate College for Characteristics primarily on the medical that area of practice. hierarchy. This is driven by The model specifies where a recognised the medical model being specialist in that specialty is required easily verified and having a and not a generalist with a subspecialty significant correlation with interest. complexity. Where a officer” is stated, any “medical level of medical officer including house officer, registrar, medical officer or senior medical officers.
eg, for general medicine to be covering cardiology Clinician Characteristics The model focuses primarily on the medical hierarchy. This is driven by the medical model being easily verified and having a significant correlation with complexity. A consultant or specialist must be recognised by an appropriate College for that area of practice. The model specifies where a recognised specialist in that specialty is required and not a generalist with a subspecialty interest. Where a “medical officer” is stated, any level of medical officer including house officer, registrar, medical officer or senior medical officers.
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