To the Editor: A shortage of training opportunities for medical students in public hospitals has led to greater need for collaboration with the private sector.1-3 In 2011, Sydney Medical School established the first private hospital clinical school in New South Wales at the Sydney Adventist Hospital (SAH). Essential to its success is the support of the hospital’s patient and medical community.
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- 2. Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand. Clinical training at risk if not funded by Healthcare Agreements [media release]. 8 Sep 2008. http://www.medicaldeans.org.au/2008/09 (accessed Oct 2012).
- 3. Australian Medical Association. Recognising medical teaching and training in private practice. Canberra: AMA, 2007. https://ama.com.au/node/2714 (accessed May 2013).
- 4. Sousa Ade C, Tajra Cda R, Coelho Rde S, et al. Medical learning in a private hospital: patients’ and companions’ perspectives. Sao Paulo Med J 2009; 127: 101-104.
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