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Catherine GA Pendrey, Sonia Chanchlani, Laura J Beaton and Diana L Madden

… The Australian Medical Council (AMC) recently released updates to the National Framework for Prevocational (PGY1 and PGY2) Medical Training and the Standards for Assessment and … environmental health indicators deteriorate. All medical education institutions should now integrate planetary health …

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (11): 512-515 Free

Perspectives

Paul Saunders

… a proud Biripi man, academic, doctoral student, and former medical practitioner working daily at the cultural … significant concern is mounting vis‐à‐vis the capacity of medical professionals to provide care that is deemed … colleges are well placed to learn much from primary medical education and the significant progress made in this context …

Med J Aust 2024; 221 (1): 8-12 Free

Medical education

Richard B Murray, Sarah Larkins, Heather Russell, Shaun Ewen and David Prideaux

… issue can be downloaded here . “S ocial accountability” for medical schools was defined by the World Health Organization in 1995 as: "the obligation to direct their education, research and service activities towards … 1 The movement towards greater social accountability in medical education has been gathering momentum. 2 - 6 …

Med J Aust 2012; 196 (10): 653 Free

Reflection

Anne E Powell

… so it was never something I thought about as I finished my medical degree and later obtained my fellowship with the … consultant capacity and have been the Director of Physician Education twice over that time for eight years. During this … mind ranging from trainee shifts to the use of electronic medical records, dedicated working spaces, workplace …

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (6): 255-256 Free

Medical education

Geoffrey J McColl, Justin Bilszta and Stephen Harrap

… F ormal scholarship in the biosciences first became part of medical training in the second half of the 19th century, when medical apprenticeship and learning at the bedside was … 1 This structure is still visible in 21st century medical education. Here, we explore the arguments surrounding the …

Med J Aust 2012; 196 (6): 409 Free

Perspectives

Eleanor J Beck, Lauren Ball, Breanna M Lepre, Rachael McLean, Clare Wall, Melissa Adamski, Helen McCarthy and Jennifer Crowley

… Action to incorporate evidence‐based nutrition concepts in medical education programs is essential Nutrition is a fundamental … incorporation of evidence‐based nutrition concepts in medical education programs, including: to cultivate a shift …

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (3): 100-102 Free

Medical education

Chris Roberts and Jennifer J Conn

… M edical education research has grown significantly as a discipline … can be seen in the expansion in the number of peer-reviewed medical education journals, citations and international … articulated in initiatives such as the Best Evidence in Medical Education (BEME) Collaboration and the Campbell …

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (1): 33-34 Free

MJA Centenary -- History of Australian Medicine

Laurence Geffen

… At Federation, Australia had three medical schools and no institutions for subsequent training. Now medical education and training in Australia comprises four phases: …

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (1): S19-S22 Free

Medical education

Gary A Wittert and Adam J Nelson

… C hanges in the delivery of medical education in Australia and elsewhere have been driven by two … to the combined effects of the explosion of knowledge in medical science and the changing nature of contemporary …

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (1): 35-37 Free

Medical education

Richard B Hays

… more difficult the traditional reliance on international medical graduates from former Commonwealth countries. … structures and training pathways, predominantly in the medical profession. Despite these responses, the NHS is … further corporatisation of primary care. 2 , 3 Further, the education and training initiatives have attracted …

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (7): 400-403 Free

Medical education

Ian D Couper and Paul S Worley

… M edical education in Australia is undergoing a time of unprecedented … Government has responded by increasing the numbers of medical students at existing medical schools and by creating new medical schools across …

Med J Aust 2010; 193 (1): 34-36 Free

Careers

Cate Swannell

… A new $17 million education centre at Sydney Adventist Hospital (SAH) will be … capacity and student enrolment, it will be providing 21 420 medical student training days, 11 028 nursing student … opened on Friday, 1 November. … Careers … Boost for medical education

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (8): C2 Free

Medical education

S Bruce Dowton

… and local factors ( Box 1 ). Despite major changes in medical student education and adjustments in postgraduate training over the … at the intersection between workforce development and medical education and training. Better tracking of the …

Med J Aust 2005; 183 (11): 595-598 Free

Editorials

Wendy C Y Hu, Geoffrey J McColl, Jill E Thistlethwaite, Lambert W T Schuwirth and Tim Wilkinson

… Lack of a career pathway threatens our medical educator supply T here has been much political celebration over the opening of new medical schools and graduation of new doctors in Australia. … extra students and trainees will be educated. While medical education expertise underpins high-quality educational …

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (1): 8-9 Free

Medical education

Sue L Page, Hudson H Birden, J Nicky Hudson, Jill E Thistlethwaite, Chris Roberts, Ian Wilson, John Bushnell, John Hogg, S Ben Freedman and Neville Yeomans

… A ustralia currently has a medical workforce situation which, if unchecked, will see a … areas is therefore one of the biggest challenges facing all medical schools, as well as state and federal governments. 1 … been competitive, not collaborative, and accounts of joint educational ventures between them are uncommon. 2 - 7 …

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (3): 179-181 Free

Preprint

Adrienne J Torda, Gary Velan and Vlado Perkovic

… we had been thinking about how best to re-imagine our medical program to enhance the student experience and … utility and format of the pre-clinical content taught in medical programs in the junior years 1 , particularly … There is emerging evidence that blended approaches to education meet the connectivity, flexibility and …

Med J Aust 2020; (): 1 Free

Medical education

J Nicky Hudson, Kathryn M Weston, Elizabeth E Farmer, Rowena G Ivers and Russell W Pearson

… C ommunity-based medical education is growing in Australia to meet the increased … expanded settings. 1 This demand has been created by rising medical student numbers and the limitations on teaching …

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (3): 150-153 Free

Medical education

Allyson J Agnew and Carl J O’Kane

… New accreditation standards set by the Postgraduate Medical Education Council of Queensland (PMCQ) define a number of … education programs (FEPs) that are facilitated by local medical education units (MEUs). There is, however, no …

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (7): 349-352 Free

Medical education

Gary D Zhang, Daniel Johnstone, Michael F Leahy and John K Olynyk

… the most common micronutrient deficiency worldwide. … Medical education … Updating the diagnosis and management of iron …

Med J Aust 2024; 221 (7): 360-364 Free

General practice and medical education

Jill E Thistlethwaite, Michael R Kidd and Judith N Hudson

… model. Over the past 100 years, the principal location for medical learning has become the hospital — usually a tertiary care facility attached to a university medical school. However, in developed countries, the … balance should shift towards a higher proportion of medical education delivery in community settings — particularly, but …

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (2): 124-128 Free

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