‘Self-reflection’ to be mandatory for all doctors from 2023

The Medical Board of Australia's new minimum CPD standards have been endorsed by Australia's health ministers
Dr Anne Tonkin
Dr Anne Tonkin.

Doctors across Australia will have to write professional development plans and spend 25 hours reviewing their performance and measuring outcomes to maintain their medical registration from January 2023.

It follows the formal endorsement by federal, state and territory health ministers of new minimum CPD standards drawn up by the Medical Board of Australia.