Where is the next generation of medical educators?

Hart, William G; Pearce, Robert

doi:10.5694/mja13.10173

To the Editor: The thought-provoking editorial by Hu and colleagues laments the “erratic supply of medical educators”.1 Curriculum design and review, course accreditation, and student teaching and assessment at all levels require specialist expertise in education. The 17th National Prevocational Medical Education Forum, held in Perth in November 2012, revealed pressures throughout the medical education and training pipeline.

Department of Medical Education, Curtin University, Perth, WA.

Correspondence: william.hart@curtin.edu.au

Competing interests:

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1. Hu WCY, McColl GJ, Thistlethwaite JE, et al. Where is the next generation of medical educators [editorial]? Med J Aust 2013; 198: 8-9. <MJA full text>
2. O’Leary C. WA needs 1000 GPs. The West Australian 2012; 22 Nov. http://au.news.yahoo. com/thewest/a/-/nsamewshome/ 15440745/wa-needs-1000-gps/ (accessed May 2013).

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