Role of an Intern

A provisionally registered medical, dental or allied health professional:-

  1. Shall be available at the hospital at all time and carry out interns duties as assigned by the supervisor
  2. Shall abide by hospital or training centres rules of work as well as adhere to the code of professional Ethics and Conduct of his profession
  3. Shall clerk patients and perform relevant investigations as the case may be
  4. Shall present cases concisely, coherently and competently in any appropriate forum prescribed by the training facility
  5. Shall prepare various medical reports
  6. Shall write accurate and informative case summaries
  7. Shall document and regularly up date patients notes
  8. Shall guiding patients and relatives with regards to diagnosis, treatment and follow-up
  9. Shall participate in continuing professional development activities
  10. Shall participate in triaging patients
  11. Shall comply with any other directives or requirements issued by the Council or the respective internship centre

The intern shall not:-

  1. During the period of training, engage in any trade or private practice, whether full or part time
  2. Take any paid job in any hospital other than a facility to which he is posted to practice
  3. Sign papers for insurance claims, police forms, cremations, death certificate or any other legal document except with a prior permission of the Senior Practitioner
  4. By way of omission endanger patient life or delay assistance when required
  5. Leave the patients who are in the middle of treatment procedure without a proper handing over to other personnel for treatment continuation and go off duty
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