Student Presentation 2015 ACE Intake Steph Magee Recruitment Consultant, ACE Outline • What is ACE? • ACE Principles • Application process – Overview – Eligibility Criteria – Required Documents – Additional Documents – Selection Criteria – Tips – Following the ACE match • References • ACE Match algorithm • Information Sources • ACE RMO Roadshow 2015 • Q&A What is ACE? Advanced Choice of Employment • ACE is a single application tool that allows medical school graduates throughout the country to submit 1 application which is then disseminated to up to 20 DHBs within the country that you have indicated you would most like to work with. • ACE is tried and tested. The ACE system has been in place for RMOs for the last 12 years and has now been operating for nursing graduates since November 2012. • ACE is the most effective way to gain a first year House Officer (PGY1) position starting in November 2015. ACE Principles • All DHBs have agreed to implement the ACE scheme and to work within the ACE process to match graduates to their first year House Officer positions • All graduates seeking first year House Officer positions must apply through the ACE scheme • Preference rankings from participating graduates and the DHBs are private and confidential • Neither party in the recruitment process should make independent contracts prior to the notification of the match results • Having been matched to a DHB, there is an expectation that the graduates will accept a position with that DHB. Similarly, DHBs may not appoint House Officers matched to some other DHB without the express consent of that DHB and ACE • Any applicant who declines an offer made through the ACE process will be excluded from that ACE intake, including the talent pool ACE Application Process: Overview • Applicants have approximately 4 months to submit an online application with all your documents and indicate your DHB preferences • Get started early! While 4 months may seem like a long time your TI year will be busy and time will disappear • The ACE team will review your application documents and references to create a ranking score for each applicant • Once we’ve scored your application, we send a list of all your completed applications only to the DHBs you have ranked. So all applicants are sent to the DHBs simultaneously ACE Application Process: Overview cont. • DHBs submit their ranked applications and final position numbers via the ACE system • ACE then performs the match which involves a significant audit process both before and following the match • ACE advise DHBs of their matched applicants and DHBs subsequently send out their PGY1 offers ACE 2015 Timeline • Applications Open: 9am 16 February 2015 • Registration cut-off: 5pm 29 May 2015 • Applications Close: 12pm 15 June 2015 • Notification of match outcome: 3rd August 2015 ACE Application Process: Eligibility Criteria To be eligible to apply through ACE for a first year House Officer position applicants must meet one of the following eligibility criteria: 1.Graduates from New Zealand medical schools and are citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand/Australia. 2.Graduates from Australian medical schools and are citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand/Australia. 3.Graduates from New Zealand medical schools and are not permanent residents of New Zealand/Australia. ACE Application Process: Required Documents • A certified copy of your citizenship/permanent residency documents to your ACE application. – Birth certificate or citizenship certificate AND New Zealand Drivers licence OR – New Zealand or Australian Passport OR – Photo page of your passport accompanied by the Visa page issued by Immigration New Zealand • University Transcript – certified if you are uploading it yourself. • 3 References • Current CV • Cover Letter(s) • Deans Commendations/Clinical Results for 4th and 5th Years ACE Application Process: DHB Preferences • ACE highly recommend preferencing at least 10 DHBs in order to increase your likelihood in being matched • Be prepared to move- there are more applicants than positions ACE Application Process: References • The policy set by the District Health Boards is that each applicant is required to identify, discuss and agree with 3 of their supervising clinicians from their 6th year TI experience, to act as referees. • We will allow a few exceptions to this if you are a Trainee intern going on an overseas elective during the first ½ year: – One of these 3 references may be from the second half of your 5th year. OR – One reference from your elective provided it is from a hospital that is included the MCNZ list of comparable health system countries. In addition you will still need 2 references from your supervising clinicians from your 6th year. If you have any difficulties (for example you were doing research during your 5th year and will be on elective in the first ½ of the 6th year) you should contact the ACE centre to discuss your options. ACE Application Process: How will I know when my application is complete? Each time you log in you will be taken to your Checklist page. The aim is to get your checklist to show complete! Once your application is complete you will be eligible to be sent to the DHBs. ACE Application Process: ACE Scoring Criteria • Current ACE scoring looks at: – References – Year 2 and 3 Grades – Year 4/5 Grades • Clinical Records • Deans Commendations – Prizes/Scholarships and Publications – Additional Qualifications Clinical Results Deans Commendation ACE Application Process: TIPS! • Don’t leave it to the last minute • There are more applicants than jobs so if your application is late there will be no exceptions • It is your responsibility to make sure your application is complete • Log in to your application and make sure your transcript is uploaded, make sure your referees have responded • This is a job application so there are no extensions • Be prepared to move • Do your research ACE Application Process: Following the ACE Match • ACE Talent Pool distributed to all 20 DHBs across New Zealand • Contact any DHB you are interested in working with directly to indicate your interest in a first year House Officer position • Keep an eye on DHB careers websites ACE RMO Algorithm: Priorities 1. The applicant’s DHB preference takes highest priority. This way, if a DHB prefers an applicant, the algorithm favours the applicant’s choice of DHB from 1st to 2nd to 3rd and so on down the applicants list of ranked DHBs. 2. The DHB ranking of applicants takes second priority. This way, the DHB’s highest ranked applicants have the best chance of being matched to a position with that DHB. 3. Each applicant can only be matched to 1 DHB/Position ACE Algorithm: Worked Example ACE Algorithm Priority: 1) Match ranked applicants to their first preference Applicant Preferences AUCKLAND Rankings (3 positions) 1 2 3 1 Orlando Dunedin Auckland Counties 2 Johnny Auckland Counties Dunedin 3 Keira Auckland Dunedin Counties 4 Geoffrey Auckland Dunedin 5 Jack Counties Auckland Dunedin 6 Zoe Auckland Counties Dunedin 7 Jonathan Dunedin Counties Auckland 8 Damian Counties Dunedin Auckland 9 Lee Auckland Dunedin Counties ACE Algorithm: Worked ACE Algorithm Priority: Example cont. 1) Match ranked applicants to their first preference DUNEDIN Rankings (2 positions) Applicant Preferences 1 2 3 1 Zoe Auckland Counties Dunedin 2 Lee Auckland Dunedin Counties 3 Keira Auckland Dunedin Counties 4 Jonathan Dunedin Counties Auckland 5 Orlando Dunedin Auckland Counties 6 Damian Counties Dunedin Auckland 7 Johnny Auckland Counties Dunedin ACE Algorithm: Worked Example cont. ACE Algorithm Priority: 1) Match ranked applicants to their first preference 2) Match ranked applicants to their second preference COUNTIES Rankings (2 positions) 1 Applicant Preferences 2 3 1 Zoe Auckland Counties Dunedin 2 Keira Auckland Dunedin Counties 3 Johnny Auckland Counties Dunedin 4 Orlando Dunedin Auckland Counties 5 Jack Counties Auckland Dunedin 6 Lee Auckland Dunedin Counties ACE Algorithm Worked Example cont. Lee – unsuccessful ACE Algorithm Worked Example cont. Damian – unsuccessful (Counties, Dunedin, Auckland) The Numbers… • In 2014 87.31% of matched applicants were matched to their first preferred DHB • In 2013 81.5% of matched applicants were matched to their first preferred DHB • In 2012 77.8% of matched applicants were matched to their first preferred DHB • Go and make yourself known at your preferred hospitals. Information Sources • Kiwi Health Jobs Website (http://www.kiwihealthjobs.com/ace/graduate-doctors) • Applicant Guide – this is your ACE Bible! • Medical Council New Zealand Website - www.mcnz.org.nz • ACE RMO Facebook Page • Contact the ACE Centre: – 0800 223 236 – [email protected] ACE ROADSHOW 2015 16th – 19th March 2015 Waikato ~ 16th March – 11.30am Auckland ~ 16th March – 5pm Wellington ~ 17th March – 5pm Christchurch ~ 18th March – 5pm Dunedin ~ 19th March – 5pm Any Questions?
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