Launch of a dedicated After-Hours Care Unit cultivates significant improvements in key areas required by the new Australian Medical Council National Framework for prevocational doctors.

Prevocational doctors face many challenges working in the after-hours inpatient environment. We surveyed prevocational doctors after completing an after-hours term as part of a new After-Hours Care Unit (AHCU) who had previously worked after-hours on an ad hoc basis under the 'traditional' after-hours model of care. Significant improvements were reported in key requirements of the new Australian Medical Council National Framework for prevocational training including education, orientation and supervision, highlighting the advantages of establishing a dedicated AHCU on the prevocational doctor experience.