RACGP election: Presidential candidate Dr Monirul Haque answers AusDoc’s big questions
RACGP members will vote for a new president this month and AusDoc has asked the five candidates to respond to our burning questions about the…
Category: Education
Up to 6000 student nurses getting GP placements under $4.2m govt scheme
The Federal Government will spend $4.2 million to fund 6000 student nurse placements in GP practices and other primary care clinics over three years. The…
Soon after my near-death flight, I faced a greater terror — my anatomy exam
My dentist was regaling me with stories about his university days while I had my mouth open, drowning in my own saliva. He initially took…
No backdating CPD to meet 2024 requirements, RACGP warns
Doctors will not be able to claim CPD activities completed early next year towards the current year’s requirements, the RACGP has confirmed. Last year was…
Generations of doctors have been robbed of their rightful wages: This is my story
It’s wonderful to see the junior doctors of Victoria and NSW finally winning their class actions for longstanding wage theft by their health department employers.…
‘We are not all rich kids’: Medical students struggling to make ends meet
After working as a physiotherapist for over a decade, Lisa Ross went back to university to study medicine, wanting to do her bit to address…
General practice hits new low after falling down the list of med student preferences
General practice has plummeted in the list of medical students’ first preferences, falling behind surgery and anaesthesia into fourth place. While rural generalism is climbing,…
Pharmacists to review their own professional titles after being accused of misleading patients
A pharmacy group will review its guidelines for pharmacists calling themselves registrars, residents and consultants after the AMA alleged that some patients had been misled.…
Why does everyone assume medical students are from rich families?
Medical students who are struggling financially say they are shocked that a $427 million budget investment to pay students during placements will not include medicine.…
I’ve been ‘self-reflecting’ on how I became a good doctor — the answer isn’t CPD
If formal education is a substitute for practical experience, I’ve been a slow learner. I am quite certain I did not learn to be a…
