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This year, we’d like to introduce you
to some of the people who work hard
to represent the interests of Branch
members and trainees. In this edition,
we meet three Branch Education
Officers from Western Australia,
New Zealand and New South Wales.
Dr Fiona Bettenay
Branch Education Officer, WA
I am the new incumbent to the dual role
of WA Branch Education Officer and WA
Network Director of Training, with both
positions historically being performed
by the same person.
An examiner for the College for many
years, I am also actively involved in
registrar teaching and training. With
the support and advice of highly
skilled Fellows, I look forward to the
challenges of planning and delivering
a comprehensive education program
and representing the WA Branch on
the Clinical Radiology Education and
Training Committee and other sub
committees.
I have been the Head of Department,
Diagnostic Imaging at Princess
Margaret Hospital (PMH) for Children
since 2008 and will remain so until the
Perth Children’s Hospital is completed
(approximately end of 2016). As a result
of being both Head of Department
(PMH) and WA Branch Education
Officer/WA Network Director of
Training, a potential conflict of interest
has been disclosed to the College.
As a West Australian consultant
radiologist, I have worked in various
institutions including the Princess
Margaret Hospital, King Edward
Memorial Hospital, Royal Perth
Hospital, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital,
BreastScreen WA and in private practice.
My subspecialist areas of interest are
paediatrics, breast imaging and medico
legal work. Since 1996, I have worked for
MDA National in various roles including
a Councillor and a Director of MDANI
the captive insurer.
As a local trainee I undertook a two-
year fellowship at the Royal Children’s
Hospital Melbourne with the fellowship
being conferred in 1987.
Contact details
Email:
or through the WA Radiology Training
Office +61 8 9224 2129.
Dr Lisa Sweetman
Branch Education Officer, New Zealand
I am a general radiologist, with an
interest in head and neck imaging. I
have a long-standing interest in registrar
training, and have been the alternate
Branch Education Officer for the last
six years, and have just taken over as
Branch Education Officer (BEO) for the
New Zealand Branch. I have previously
been Director of Training for Capital and
Coast District Health Board.
I am excited about the role of BEO, both
in terms of contributing to future policy
development within the College and
supporting centres around New Zealand
in training registrars. I have recently
started as a Part 2 College examiner,
which is helpful as feedback to my
department and the pre-Part 2 registrars.
Our Branch is occupied with establishing
network training throughout New
Zealand. This has come with a number
of continuing challenges, not the least
of which is trying to source funding
for administrative support. Hopefully
the networks will help with collegiality
between our training centres, and widen
the experiences of our trainees.
Contact details
I can be contacted through my work
address
Dr Pramod Phadke
Branch Education Officer, NSW
I have been the director of training at
Nepean Hospital in Western Sydney
since 2007. Diagnostic neuroradiology,
musculoskeletal radiology and
emergency radiology are my clinical
subspecialty interests. I am one of the
Part 2 musculoskeletal viva examiners
and I have participated in the curriculum
development process as a reviewer
of the musculoskeletal section of the
curriculum.
I have a keen interest in all aspects
of health profession education. In
order to establish a theoretical and
practical foundation to my interest in
health education, I have completed
a Graduate Certificate in Health
Professions Education (GCHPE) at
Monash University. My current research
interests are in the area of workplace-
based assessments and entrustable
professional activities in radiology
training.
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