Med schools need ‘zero-tolerance policy’ on derogatory comments about GPs: report
All medical schools should have GPs in senior academic roles to counter negative biases against the specialty, says a report by Medical Deans Australia and…
Tag: Medical education
Are you smarter than ChatGPT? See how it went on the latest RACGP fellowship exam
Seeing an AI deal with GP fellowship exam questions is eye-opening and a little scary. Back in April, we put questions from the RACGP’s Applied…
GP placements for medical students ‘too little, too late’
Tisshapaa Sivagnanan wants to be a rural generalist. As a medical student, she completed two GP placements in North and Central Queensland, then a six-week…
Is general practice becoming less attractive to medical students? Here’s what new data tell us
“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…
Medical colleges, the rise of the CPD Home and what it could mean for your postnominals
You do not need to be a member of your specialist medical college. Yes, colleges are still important, considering they define the doctor you are…
RACGP revenue beats all other medical colleges by $60 million margin
The RACGP is breaking away from all other medical colleges in terms of income, with $135 million in revenue last financial year. The college’s finances…
Physicians’ college to review paediatric exam after trainees complain of racial bias
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians is reviewing its clinical examination for paediatric trainees after candidates complained it was plagued by racial bias. In a…
‘Discrimination from the start’: Top GP’s despair at treatment of IMGs
Australia is lucky that doctors from overseas want to work here, yet IMGs are treated like they are the ones who must show gratitude, says…
The ‘hidden curriculum’ in medical schools undermines general practice, says top dean
The RACGP and ACRRM have failed to fill training positions, and a generation of GPs are nearing retirement — so it is no surprise alarm…
The new CPD regime and taming the unruly beast of our perfectionism
We are in the era of continuous improvement. Planning and documenting CPD in ways we previously did not. × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and empowering…
