1. THE 2012 JMO CENSUS The HETI JMO Forum Census Working Party
Dr Nicholas Webb, Dr. Aditya Vyas, Dr. Yogeesan Sivakumaran, Dr. Elize O’Reilly, and Dr. Jovina Graham
Thursday, 9 August 2012

2. 2012 jmo census PROJECT | CONTENTS
1. Introduction
Summary
Phases of Development
Domain 2:
Health & Welfare
2. Design
Domain 1: Demographics
Domain 3:
Education
Domain 4:
Supervision
Domain 5:
Career Development
Domain 6:
Hospital System
Delivery, Publication & Future Directions
3. Next Steps
References
Reference List

3. 1
Introduction

4. 2012 jmo census PROJECT | introduction
The 2012 JMO Census: A comprehensive one-off survey of Junior Medical Officers in NSW and the ACT, investigating the state of JMO welfare, education and training in our public hospitals. Domains of Enquiry 1. Demographics 2. Health and Welfare 3. Supervision 4. Education 5. Career Development 6. Hospital Systems

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Phases of Development
Investigation
Literature review of Australian JMO studies.
Consultation
Consultation and liaison with key stakeholders.
Design
Refining the domains of inquiry and Census questions.
Delivery
Communication of Census to JMOs.
Publication
Release of Census data.

6. 2
Design

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Domain 1: Demographics
To gain an accurate snapshot of the JMO population in 2012.
Age, gender, nationality, etc. amongst JMOs. 
This data will be compared with existing data sets for validation.

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Domain 2: Health & Welfare
Areas of Interest
Working hours
Work-life balance
Workload equity
Job satisfaction
Mental health and wellbeing
Reference Studies
The AMA Safe Hours Campaign. Risk assessment of junior doctor rosters. 2001
AMA Work-life flexibility survey. 2007
The AMA Survey on the health and wellbeing of junior doctors. 2008
Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL) scale (

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Domain 3: Education
Areas of Interest
Quarantined training time
Teaching formats and e-learning
Structured and informal education
Barriers towards accessing education
Methods of engagement
Learning resources
Reference Studies
The AMA Junior doctor training, education and supervision survey 2009

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Domain 4: Supervision
To investigate attitudes on the various aspects of JMO supervision.
Will be of value to DPETs and JMO Managers to identify potential gaps in supervision of junior medical staff.

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Domain 5: Career Development
Areas of Interest
Vocational training preferences
Barriers to career development and progression
Factors influencing career choice
Attitudes towards research as a component of further education

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Domain 6: Hospital Systems
Areas of Interest
To assess how JMOs understand and interact with their hospital administratively.
Data collected may cover the understanding of hospital policies, appropriate channels for either personal or industrial conflict resolution, or knowledge of key figures within hospitals.

13. 3
Next Steps

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Delivery
50-60 Questions, delivered online
Pretesting by HETI JMO Forum representatives
An expert in Qualitative Analysis to redraft final questions
Communicated to all PGY-1 and PGY-2 doctors in NSW and ACT by end 2012
Publication
Results of the Census will be reported on in late 2012.
Published via a dedicated publicly accessible website.
Future Directions
We hope to produce this survey annually, and gain long-term perspective on the state of JMOs.
Reduce survey fatigue by consolidating various alternative surveys targeting JMOs.

15. R
eferences

16. 2012 jmo census PROJECT | references
Australian Medical Association (2001) The AMA Safe Hours Campaign. Risk assessment of junior doctor rosters. Australian Medical Association, Canberra. Australian Medical Association (2007) AMA work-life flexibility survey, 19 June–13 July Report of findings. Australian Medical Association, Canberra. Markwell, A.L., Wainer, Z. (2008) The health and wellbeing of junior doctors: insights from a national survey. Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): Australian Medical Association (2008) The AMA Survey on the health and wellbeing of junior doctors. Australian Medical Association, Canberra. Professional Quality of Life Scale (2008) Australian Medical Association (2009) AMA Junior doctor training, education and supervision survey. Report of findings. Australian Medical Association, Canberra. CETI JMO Forum Supervision Group (2011) Survey of clinical supervision of junior medical officers in NSW. Clinical Education and Training Institute, Sydney.

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