What will make GPs happy this Christmas? AusDoc asks ChatGPT
It has indeed been a tough year on many levels for a lot of people. So, in the AusDoc office there was some discussion about…
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Are specialist colleges imposing excessive fees on their trainees? RANZCR’s president responds
This week Dr Matthew Lukies, a Melbourne interventional radiologist, took aim at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) and the fees…
Paul Wappett says he was ‘escorted from the premises’ after being sacked by RACGP board
Two weeks ago, AusDoc revealed that Paul Wappett, the RACGP’s CEO, had left the organisation. There followed a media briefing by the college’s chair Dr…
Desperate for cash? Specialist medical colleges are eating their young (trainees)
Last year, one of the medical colleges introduced a $6000 fee for registrars who had successfully met the demanding standards laid down for attaining fellowship.…
‘Inexcusable’: Medical training of 486 trainee doctors badly affected by bullying, harassment and discrimination
“It’s inexcusable.” These are the words used by the chair of the Medical Board of Australia last week to describe the fact that 35% of…
Why the big silence around the departure of the RACGP’s CEO, Paul Wappett?
It is often said only the two embroiled in an affair know its truth — that the rest is gossip. Last week, we learnt that…
Dr Graham Rowlands and the bizarre attempt to ditch him for a super clinic dream
Dr Graham Rowlands.Listening to Dr Graham Rowlands describe his career would probably give GPs the idea that he is treasured by the community he cares…
Losing my religion: GP practice accused of discrimination wins legal fight with patient
A GP practice accused of discrimination by a patient after allegedly asking him about his religion has been cleared of wrongdoing by a tribunal. The…
Historic state ministerial directive orders EDs to attend to sexual assault victims within 10 minutes
Queensland’s Minister for Health has issued a directive demanding public hospitals help victims of sexual assault within 10 minutes. State health minister Shannon Fentiman intervened…
$552,000 vs $30,000: How much are doctors in other countries earning?
Research into the earning power of doctors around the world is frequently vexed — and usually the headline figures need to be treated with caution.…
