News & Resources
24 February 2010
Training Places for all must be guaranteed
International medical students must be guaranteed training places in the Australian hospital system after they graduate … more>
1 February 2010
Training fails to prepare new doctors
Letter to the Editor: Adam Cresswell and Matthew Franklin’s front-page report… more>
11 December 2009
Deans welcome new federal funding
The Medical Deans of Australia and New Zealand has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of clinical training funding details for 2010… more>
30 October 2009
Doctor numbers set to soar
The number of new doctors trained in Australia is set to jump sharply in the next few years, with graduate numbers set to more than double, according to statistics unveiled today…. more>
23 September 2009
‘Closing the Gap’ in Alice Springs
The Deans of Australia’s medical schools will today meet a local Aboriginal elder with a deep understanding of traditional healing… more>
17 June 2009
Australian medical students swing towards general practice careers
Information released from a national study tracking the preferences of Australia’s medical students over the past five years shows a swing towards careers in general practice… more>
16 June 2009
Training Places Must Meet Demand for Doctors
Demand for doctors is outstripping the supply of new graduates worldwide and it will deepen if enough clinical training places for Australia’s future doctors are not found, says incoming President of Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Professor James Angus.. more>
8 September 2008
Clinical training at risk if not funded by Healthcare Agreements
Australia faces a healthcare crisis if clinical training places do not increase to match the thousands of future doctors moving through Australia’s university system, the peak body representing university medical schools in Australia and New Zealand has warned. more>
28 February 2008
Healthcare agreements should fund clinical training
Support for the clinical training of medical students should be made explicit in the Australian Healthcare agreements to be discussed tomorrow by Australia’s health ministers, the body representing Australia’s medical deans has advised. more>
