The ‘hidden curriculum’ in medical schools undermines general practice, says top dean
Providing general practice experiences for students can be difficult, says Professor Richard Murray.
The RACGP and ACRRM have failed to fill training positions, and a generation of GPs are nearing retirement — so it is no surprise alarm bells are ringing for the GP workforce.
The dean of a major medical school says general practice is losing ground to hospital specialties at the university level, due to a lack of infrastructure and a “hidden curriculum” that undermines primary care.
“We need a ‘teaching primary care system’ if we are to deliver the world-class primary care-led system that Australia needs,” says Professor Richard Murray, the dean of medicine and dentistry at James Cook University.
He says general practices have a tougher time compared with teaching hospitals.
