Medical student access  to patients

Thomson, Andrew

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00459.x

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To the Editor: The recent article by Olson et al1 and the accompanying editorial by Crotty2 confirm the impressions of anyone who has graduated from an Australian medical school within the past 30 years.

The Canberra Hospital, Woden, ACT.

Correspondence: andrew.thomson@act.gov.au

1. Olson LG, Hill SR, Newby DA. Barriers to student access to patients in a group of teaching hospitals. Med J Aust 2005; 183: 461-463. <MJA full text>
2. Crotty BJ. More students and less patients: the squeeze on medical teaching resources [editorial]. Med J Aust 2005; 183: 444-445. <MJA full text>

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