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… J Aust 2024 https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52382   In this medical education article, in the first sentence of the Discussion …

Med J Aust 2024; 221 (8): 419-419 Free

Perspectives

Gemma Siemensma, Anna Griffith, Alice Anderson and Angela Smith

… component of the infrastructure required for post‐graduate medical training and are referred to in the accreditation … documents for health services intent on providing medical training. Accreditation documents for medical … of Physicians). These documents set the standard for educational resources and facilities for medical trainees, …

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (11): 544-545 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Anneliese Willems, Lauren Weston and Susan Robertson

… as burns) and she was referred to a Forensic Paediatric Medical Service (FPMS) for further assessment. The FPMS … after a minor fall in a sandpit at a childcare facility … Medical education … Lessons from practice … Skin fragility disorder …

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (2): 71-73 Free

Supplement

Merrilyn M Walton and Susan L Elliott

… and prevention. Many of these concepts are new to medical education. In 2003, the US Institute of Medicine report … doctors about quality and safety? Demands for change in medical education are no longer confined to the medical

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): S60 Free

Medical education

Balakrishnan R Nair, Heather G Alexander, Barry P McGrath, Mulavana S Parvathy, Eve C Kilsby, Johannes Wenzel, Ian B Frank, George S Pachev and Gordon G Page

… has higher fidelity than other formats. 7 International medical graduates (IMGs) comprise about 25% of the medical workforce in developed countries. 8 Their … well received by both learners and supervisors. … Medical education … The mini clinical evaluation exercise (mini-CEX) …

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 159-161 Free

Medical education

Barbara Griffin, David W Harding, Ian G Wilson and Neville D Yeomans

… matriculation results. 2 , 3 However, selection of medical students is a high-stakes context and the … in general, but little of this relates specifically to medical entry tests. Much less has been reported on the … the non-verbal reasoning component of the test. … Medical education … Does practice make perfect? The effect of …

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (5): 270-273 Free

Viewpoint

Alistair W Vickery, Jennifer Dodd and Jon D Emery

… the future primary care workforce by providing high quality education and training opportunities supported by … in Australia 2006–07 , showed that 50% of GPs taught medical students and 33% taught GP registrars. 3 However, with expansion of medical student and GP registrar places across Australia, …

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (7): 393-395 Free

Careers

Annabel McGilvray

… best options available? Despite nearly a decade’s tertiary education, the vast majority of general practitioners emerge … what is available that is accessible and relevant to modern medical practice? One option is to go back and complete a … management tips, the state offices of both the Australian Medical Association and the RACGP offer occasional business …

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (7): C1 Free

Perspectives

Michael B Hart, Michael J Moore and Martin Laverty

… Better education may close the life expectancy gap by up to 12 … the above comment was made. 2 While clinicians focus on medical advances to benefit health care, real improvement in … health will come through attention to factors such as education, gender, power, racism and employment conditions. …

Med J Aust 2017; 207 (1): 11-12 Free

Research

Belinda G O'Sullivan, Patrick Giddings, Ronda Gurney, Matthew R McGrail and Tiana Gurney

… in the same rural and remote practices and Aboriginal medical services. The implications: The theory suggests that … identify the need for rural‐focused, place‐based education and professional support strategies to retain the … have a population of less than 15 000, and rural Aboriginal medical services (in communities classified MMM2–7) ( Box 1 …

Med J Aust 2024; 221 (7): S16-S22 Free

Medical humanities

Jill Gordon

… T he medical humanities are increasingly integrated into the basic medical curriculum at many universities, and are now also … interdisciplinary enquiry into aspects of medical practice, education and research expressly concerned with the human …

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (1): 5-8 Free

Supplement

Stefan C Kane

Medical Boards throughout Australia are considering amending their respective Medical Acts so that all students in each State or Territory … litigious environment, the growing role of clinical education in traditionally preclinical years, and the …

Med J Aust 2002; 177 (1): S15 Free

Editorials

Raymond J Mullins and Richard K S Loh

… be met through development of better models of care and education IgE-mediated food allergy (FA) and anaphylaxis … have been specifically designed to meet the needs of medical practitioners, pharmacists, dietitians, first aid … on allergy and anaphylaxis worth 40 (Category 1) continuing medical education points ( https://alm.ascia.org.au ). …

Med J Aust 2015; 202 (1): 7 Free

An Indigenous medical workforce

Tamara Mackean, Romlie Mokak, Allan Carmichael, Gregory L Phillips, David Prideaux and Theanne R Walters

… T he Australian medical education system is at a critical juncture in relation to … The recent work of three key organisations concerned with medical education provides a toolkit for implementation of …

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (10): 544-546 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Ruby C Lee, Kennedy Wong, Yolanka Lobo and Heba Jibreal

… Zealand. She was systemically well and had no significant medical or family history. On examination, there was a large … bothersome chronic indolent lesion on her left knee … Medical education … Lessons from practice … Saltwater injury: a case …

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (6): 250-252 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Madhara N Weerasinghe, Catriona Ooi, George Kotsiou, Vincent J Cornelisse, Arran Painter, Madhara N Weerasinghe, Catriona Ooi, George Kotsiou, Vincent J Cornelisse and Arran Painter

… past history of appropriately treated syphilis but no other medical history. Patient 2, a 40‐year‐old man, presented … pustular penile lesion on 9 May 2023. He had no significant medical history. Neither patient reported systemic symptoms, … irrespective of a history of previous vaccination … Medical education … Lessons from practice … Breakthrough mpox …

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (7): 295-296 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Richard CJ Bradlow, Baden Hicks, Temika Mu, Daniel Pham, Michelle Sharkey, Noel Plumley, Dan I Lubman and Shalini Arunogiri

… without a prescription, can lead to opioid use disorder … Medical education … Lessons from practice … Management of opiate …

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (5): 200-201 Free

Research

Nancy Sturman, Michael Tran and Sophie Vasiliadis

… urban Australia, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 as relatively few Australian medical students express interest in general practice … Australia and overseas has explored factors that encourage medical students and junior doctors to choose and pursue … of medical students with rural backgrounds. 13 The educational quality of government‐funded, twelve‐week …

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (9): 461-465 Free

Poverty and Human Development

Gregory J Fox, James E Thompson, Victor C Bourke and Gregory Moloney

… and sustainability of all nations. 1 In recent years, medical students across Australia have begun to engage with … health organisations (SIHOs) have formed at most medical schools in response to a renewed interest in serving … Each group achieves a slightly different balance between education, advocacy, aid provision, infrastructure …

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (9): 536-539 Free

Medical education / Snapshot

Gabriela Strey

… disease 2019 (COVID‐19)‐related symptoms. Her past medical history was significant for an orthotopic heart … to a regional hospital with COVID-19-related symptoms … Medical education … Snapshot … Second look diagnosis: dual sinus …

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (4): 152-152 Free

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