title: Quality junior doctor training, improved workforce outcomes and patient safety.
abstract: The intern year is a critical part of medical education and pivotal in provision of health services, especially in tertiary facilities. Training must be integrated with health service needs, as our health service is not well served if junior doctor training creates confidence without competence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Medical Council of Western Australia, Perth. louis.landau@health.wa.gov.au
authors.forename: Louis I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Landau
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002321:Career Choice; D002982:Clinical Clerkship / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003153:Community Health Services; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D017145:Models, Educational; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration; D013192:Staff Development; D013995:Time; D016526:Workload