About

Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc (Medical Deans) is the peak body representing professional entry-level medical education, training and research in Australia and New Zealand.  The organisation comprises the Deans of Australia’s current 18 medical schools and the two New Zealand schools.

Medical Deans has a growing portfolio of responsibilities which reflects the increasing size and complexity of medical education.  Its responsibilities encompass leadership and innovation in education and training, student enrichment, research, strategic partnerships across the education and training continuum, collaboration amongst medical schools and significant contributions to medical workforce planning.

As well as having an extensive representative and advocacy role, Medical Deans auspice a number of significant projects in relation to medical education including clinical training and workforce, Indigenous Health, the medical education continuum, competencies and benchmarking.

Medical Deans, primarily through its Executive leadership, works in partnership with organisations across the continuum such as the Confederation of Postgraduate Medical Education Councils and Committee of Presidents of Medical Colleges, with medical students through the Australian Medical Students’ Association, with Indigenous organisations such as the Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association and with workforce organisations such as Health Workforce Australia.  A significant number of projects are funded by the Australian Government.

The organisation is supported by a Secretariat located in Sydney. Specific Project teams are co-located with the Secretariat.