Why does everyone assume medical students are from rich families?
Medical students who are struggling financially say they are shocked that a $427 million budget investment to pay students during placements will not include medicine.…
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Pharmacists ‘muddying the waters’ by using resident and registrar titles, doctors claim
A new pharmacy college offering resident, registrar and consultant titles is running the risk that patients believe pharmacists are medically trained, says a former RACGP…
Medical colleges pushed aside as ministers demand more specialist IMGs to fix workforce crisis
Something of both symbolic and real-world importance was announced by the Medical Board of Australia yesterday. It came in a media release that talked of a plan…
‘These are good, caring clinicians’: Why this GP is training pharmacists for the Qld pharmacy pilot
A GP who trained pharmacists to independently diagnose and treat 17 conditions for Queensland’s pharmacy prescribing pilot says they are not trying to duplicate GP…
World medical school rankings: How good is your alma mater?
The 2024 world rankings of medical schools are here. Harvard University has been deemed the world’s top medical school, scoring 100/100 on four of the…
‘We accept some doctors are not happy with what we’ve done’: Dr Anne Tonkin
General practice is tough right now. Workforce shortages are biting, and many dedicated, experienced doctors are working longer and harder than they would like in…
First 29 GPs formally recognised for their special interests under RACGP’s $1350 certificate
Twenty-nine GPs can now tout formal recognition of their areas of special interest after receiving the RACGP’s new $1350 certificate. In November, the RACGP launched…
The KFP meltdown: RACGP reaches confidential settlement with software company four years later
The RACGP has settled out of court with a software company nearly four years after a remote exam meltdown lost the college millions of dollars.…
RACGP announces new CEO following Paul Wappett’s sacking
The RACGP’s chief GP training officer will step up to the CEO job on 5 April — four months after the shock departure of Paul…
Medical students to receive free tuition after academic’s $1 billion gift
Students at a medical school in the Bronx will be free of “crushing” higher education debt after the widow of a Wall Street investor made…
