The pesky PESCI? The latest pass rates for tough IMG exam
Almost half of candidates have passed a notorious IMG exam, compared with a historical pass rate of around 30%. The Pre-Employment Structured Clinical Interview (PESCI)…
Tag: Medical training
No physiology, immunology or microbiology: Physician associates sold a lie about their clinical training
Thousands of physician associates — seen as bargain-basement replacements for doctors in the UK — are being sold lies about the true extent of their…
Uber driver, refugee, surgeon and now aspiring GP — meet Dr Karim Amani
“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…
RACGP presidential candidate Dr Michael Wright responds to AusDoc’s questions
RACGP members will vote for a new president this month and AusDoc has asked the five candidates to respond to our burning questions about the…
RACGP presidential candidate Dr Alan Bradley responds to the big questions facing GPs
RACGP members will vote for a new president this month. Five GPs are campaigning for the role, and AusDoc has asked all five to answer…
UK to say goodbye to ‘junior doctors’ as medical profession ditches ‘demeaning’ title
Doctors in the UK will ditch the term ‘junior doctor’ and use the title ‘resident’ instead following a long debate on whether the reference to…
Another specialist college facing membership backlash over its $4000 annual fees
RANZCOG is facing a member backlash over its increasing fees amid wider struggles by the specialist colleges to make ends meet. Last month, some 200…
Heart surgeons accused of running multiple operations at once, leaving trainees in charge: US
Three surgeons have been accused of delegating “extremely complicated” heart surgeries to unqualified medical residents so they could run up to three surgeries at once.…
Pompous colleges, bow ties and pointless PhDs: Dr Colin McClintock on specialist training
Renal specialist Dr Colin McClintock recently took a swipe at ‘pompous, bow tie-wearing’, city-centric specialists when he appeared at a NSW Government inquiry. His lashing…
Unaccredited registrars keep our public hospitals functioning — so why are they treated so badly?
The last time you went to a public hospital, whether to a fracture clinic, the emergency department or to have your baby delivered, you were…
