Lack of Supervision and Independent Clinical Decision Making in Postgraduate Pediatric training in Australia.

Objective: Evaluation of postgraduate pediatric training is a complex yet critical task. We aimed to review pediatric trainees' attitudes to clinical decision-making, levels of supervision and end of life issues in a tertiary pediatric teaching hospital in Sydney, Australia.

Method: A questionnaire was devised and distributed to all trainees at Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick.