Govt to scrap $27 million in GPs’ medical school debts – as long as they go rural
The Federal Government expects to entice about 850 doctors and nurse practitioners each year
GPs will be freed from the burden of their medical student fees under the latest plan to fix the workforce crisis, a plan that will refund half their fees after one year if they work in very remote areas.
The government expects more than $27 million in fees will be erased over four years, based on legislation it introduced to Parliament earlier this month.