The Malta Foundation School

The Malta Foundation School was established on the 13th July 2009 by the Ministry for Social Policy and the Parliamentary Secretary for Health. The Foundation School manages the Foundation Programme. It is based at Mater Dei Hospital (below). The Team which is directing and managing the Foundation School and the Foundation Programme, the Faculty and the structures of the school are described in this section.

More about the local training environment can be found in the Our hospitals section as well as in other sections of this site. Information about our country may be found here as well as in the About Malta section of this site.

Faculty

Foundation School Directors:

Prof Alexander Gatt Consultant Haematologist

Dr John Paul Tabone Principal General Practitioner

Foundation Training Programme Directors:

Prof Kevin Cassar Foundation School advisor

Dr Tonio Piscopo Foundation School advisor

Dr Pierre Ellul Lead of Careers Advice Team

Dr Charles Mallia Azzopardi Lead of Examinations Faculty

Dr Anna Spiteri Trainee Support Team Lead Assistant (Professionalism and Behaviour)

Dr Antoine Vella Trainee Support Team Assistant (Clinical)

Prof Yves Muscat Baron Patient Safety Liaison Officer

Dr Charmaine Gauci

Dr Mark Vassallo

Dr Mariella Borg Buontempo

Dr Anne Marie Camilleri Podesta

Other teams:

Dr Robert Camilleri Lead of Clinical Skills Simulation Training Team

Prof David Mamo Lead of Trainee Support Team

Educational Supervisors:

More than 300 Educational Supervisors have now been trained and practice within the Malta Foundation School. Educational Supervisor and Foundation Assessment training is ongoing with more Faculty members each year. Regular updates are also offered to established Educational Supervisors.

Foundation School Manager

Ms Ursula Gialanze Reitano

Foundation School Assistant Manager

Ms Clavia Grech