RACGP wants Medicare rebates for GPs teaching students and registrars
Medicare rebates for GPs to teach medical students and registrars will bolster training and ultimately boost the GP workforce, says the RACGP. The workforce crisis…
Tag: Medical training
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…
Let all GPs prescribe hep B antivirals without extra training: RACGP
Mandatory training requirements for GPs who prescribe hepatitis B antivirals are unnecessary and a barrier to treatment, says the RACGP. GPs cannot initiate hepatitis B…
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…
Twenty GPs offered advanced obstetrics training to fix Queensland’s maternity crisis
Training 20 GPs in advanced obstetrics is the Queensland Government’s latest fix for dealing with its maternity service crisis. There have been long-running concerns about…
