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… Medical education in Australia is now a matter of public concern as the depth of knowledge of medical graduates in basic sciences is questioned. Recently, … the “clash of cultures” emerged, the former Minister for Education established a steering committee to gather the …
Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 593 Free
From the editor’s desk
… Medical education in Australia is a work in progress. Self-directed … have all but displaced didactic teaching. Some of our medical schools are now graduate-entry entities, and all … reflecting the audience’s sentiments on modern medical education. Accommodating the wishes of medicine’s many …
Med J Aust 2004; 180 (12): 601 Free
For debate
… T his is a time of considerable challenge for medical education and training in Australia. Belated recognition of medical workforce shortages by the Australian Government has …
Med J Aust 2006; 184 (7): 346-348 Free
Perspectives
… Toward trauma-informed medical education Traumatic experiences such as childhood abuse, … behaviour, and the ways in which patients interact with medical practitioners. 1 , 2 Despite greater knowledge of …
Med J Aust 2016; 205 (6): 248-249 Free
For debate
… Box 1 ). The many agencies and individuals involved in the education and training of doctors in Australia have, through … that is highly regarded internationally. Postgraduate medical education — a fragmented landscape The system … and federal governments. The Australian postgraduate medical training sector has developed in an implicit and …
Med J Aust 2005; 182 (4): 177-180 Free
The profession
… Modern medical practice increasingly deals with the management of chronic disease, predominantly in older people. 1 Medical education has to adapt to this change if it is to remain …
Med J Aust 2003; 179 (5): 257-259 Free
Letters
… of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic on medical education, which has prompted the rapid shift to online teaching for medical students. We need to ensure that these recent …
Med J Aust 2020; 213 (7): 334-334.e1 Free
Letters
… external factors have dramatically changed how we deliver education in the tertiary setting in 2020. This now gives us … learning and to review the essential components of our medical curricula. We also have the opportunity to come back … of a major shift in the content traditionally delivered in medical programs, we now need to look around at the changes …
Med J Aust 2020; 213 (7): 334-334.e1 Free
Letters
… been thinking about how best to re‐imagine our university medical program to enhance student experience and learning … 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; 213 (4): 188-188.e1 Free
Research
… other specialists, including dermatologists, accompanied by education of women prescribed category X medications. …
Med J Aust 2024; 221 (7): 367-373 Free
Supplement
… T he past 11 years of National Prevocational Medical Education Forums have provided opportunities for interested … own regions, and take home ideas to improve prevocational medical training. The program for the 11th Forum was …
Med J Aust 2007; 186 (7): S5 Free
Reflections
… The Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education (LIME) Network has developed over time as an … upon the emerging discipline of Indigenous health in medical education T he Leaders in Indigenous Medical …
Med J Aust 2013; 199 (1): 65-68 Free
Perspectives
… (PBL) was introduced in the University of Newcastle medical faculty, 1 the prevailing educational style in 6-year undergraduate medical programs in Australia was teacher-led learning …
Med J Aust 2014; 201 (3): 134-136 Free
Workforce dreaming
… opportunities in rural and remote areas will influence medical students to more strongly favour rural or remote … and maintaining facilities for rural and remote medical education has required sustained effort from rural …
Med J Aust 2011; 194 (10): 495-496 Free
General practice and medical education
… T here is an increasing demand to deliver medical education in general practice. With the trend for hospitals … and short patient stay, 1 there is an associated shift in medical education (along with the patients) from the …
Med J Aust 2007; 187 (2): 133-135 Free
Supplement
… P ostgraduate medical education is of significant interest to a number of key players. These include the medical profession (because of its inherent responsibility …
Med J Aust 2007; 186 (7): S9 Free
Perspective
… a more comprehensive solution to creating a fit-for-purpose medical workforce A ustralia is undergoing considerable … health care services. Australia has increased the number of medical schools and accepted increased numbers of … medical program development. To help sustain the medical education and training infrastructure to cope with …
Med J Aust 2013; 199 (5): S26-S28 Free
Medical education / Lessons from practice
… achieved remission the previous year. He had no other medical conditions. He had received two doses of the … history of fevers, headaches, coughing and dyspnoea … Medical education … Lessons from practice … Smouldering COVID‐19 …
Med J Aust 2024; 221 (5): 244-245 Free
Research
… Specialist international medical graduates (SIMGs) make a significant contribution to … requirement, and means that SIMGs, like other international medical graduates, are often professionally isolated from … in the ANZCA specialist assessment process. To identify education-related reasons for this relative lack of success, …
Med J Aust 2013; 199 (4): 272-274 Free
For debate
… the relevance of global heath experiences to postgraduate medical education systems in Australia. It examines the risks and … a skill set beyond that traditionally incorporated into medical curricula has given rise to the concept of GH …
Med J Aust 2013; 198 (6): 316-319 Free
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