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    Tag: Medical Board of Australia

    Medical board plan to fast-track overseas GPs into Australia next month still a big mystery, says RACGP

    September 13, 2024

    The RACGP says it is increasingly concerned about the lack of information on the Medical Board of Australia’s plan to fast-track IMGs into the country…

    ‘Revenge fantasies’: Dr Screwloose on the surge in CPD-related mental health issues

    September 9, 2024

    The esteemed psychiatrist, Dr Screwloose, has made his speciality one that focuses on helping his beleaguered fellow medical colleagues. Never have his services been more…

    We are not being gagged: Doctors, free speech and the tribulations of Dr Jereth Kok

    August 21, 2024

    A great divide between doctors resurfaced last month, when GP Dr Jereth Kok faced a tribunal over 85 of his social media posts, including one…

    Are doctors and illicit drugs an innately dangerous mix? This GP says no

    August 15, 2024

    Should regularly using illicit drugs away from work automatically disqualify you from practising medicine? Some argue that doctors using recreational drugs hurts the medical profession’s…

    My poetic response to AHPRA’s ageism

    August 14, 2024

    It is national poetry month, and AHPRA has generously provided the inspiration for my contribution to this worthy cause.  There is increasing evidence that poetry…

    Uber driver, refugee, surgeon and now aspiring GP — meet Dr Karim Amani

    August 12, 2024

    “I was operating on a militia person when his colleagues came inside the operating theatre with guns and rocket-propelled grenades. “They did not respect anything…

    What three doctors’ health experts think of the medical board’s push for mandatory health assessments of doctors over 70

    August 8, 2024

    “It’s like being an actor. “The best time to leave is when you’re on centrestage, the crowd is roaring for more and bouquets are being…

    I don’t need the medical board to tell me when I’m too old to practise

    August 8, 2024

    I am a one legged, pacemaker-driven, 80-year-old GP, and I am still working three days a week in a busy, CBD practice. I also do…

    Mandatory health checks for older doctors — will the board’s plan reduce patient harm?

    August 7, 2024

    The Medical Board of Australia’s consultation paper on its plan for mandatory health checks for older doctors runs to 92 pages. It is heavy with…

    Breaking news: Medical board’s plan for mandatory health checks for every doctor aged 70 and over

    August 7, 2024

    The Medical Board of Australia wants every late-career doctor to undergo mandatory health checks, pointing to figures showing that rates of patient complaints increase dramatically…

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