Is general practice becoming less attractive to medical students? Here’s what new data tell us
General practice still beats out surgery in students' first preferences.
“The most terrifying statistic in healthcare” has become a little scarier, with another fall in the percentage of medical students whose first-choice specialty is general practice.
When the Minister for Health and Aged Care made that comment, the latest data on medical students’ intentions suggested 13.6% viewed general practice as their preferred specialty.
Now, updated data are out, based on a survey conducted by Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand in the last quarter of 2022.
Of 2000 final-year medical students who responded, just 13.1% consider general practice their dream specialty.
