Meetings Overview

Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand meet formally once a year.  Participants include the medical deans from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Papua New Guinea. The main aims of the Annual Meeting are to develop informed opinions and advice on matters affecting medical education, and to agree on priority projects for the organisation for the coming year.

The meeting is usually held in September/October and is hosted by one of the medical faculties on a rotating basis. Invited guests often attend the annual meeting, including regular attendance by representatives of the Australian Medical Students' Association, the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, the Australian Medical Council and the Committee of Presidents of Medical Colleges.

The medical deans also hold a short midyear annual meeting with representatives from the Department of Health and Ageing to discuss priority issues and Commonwealth policy matters affecting undergraduate medical education.

The Deans occasionally meet at other times during the year to discuss specific issues or to attend workshops on relevant topics or projects.

2008 Annual Conference

This event was held over three days between October 1-3, 2008 and was hosted by Griffith University. The location was Salt Beach at Kingscliff in the Tweed River District of northern New South Wales.

The conference hosted not only the Faculty Administrators Workshop and Dinner but also several project meetings including the Indigenous Health Project "Bridging the Gap".

Future Annual Conference Locations

Future meetings of Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand will be hosted by:

2009 Flinders University in Alice Springs, Northern Territory
2010 University of Notre Dame
2011 University of Western Sydney
2012 Auckland University
2013 Bond University