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

… with population < 15 000 people), and rural Aboriginal Medical Services (MMM2–7). 7 Since 2013, on average 82% of RVTS doctors have been international medical graduates, reflecting reliance on this group in more … are supported by a holistic remote supervision and distance education model, which achieves over 90% satisfaction. 8 , 9 …

Med J Aust 2024; 221 (7): S29-S34 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Alanna Rottler, Yew Li Dang, Wai Foong Hooi, David Burrows, Hong Kuan Kok and Douglas Crompton

… record A 39‐year‐old, fully independent woman with a past medical history of migraines, managed with rizatriptan as … migraine and more serious neurological pathologies … Medical education … Lessons from practice … Cervical cord infarction …

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (3): 111-112 Free

Editorials

Ngiare J Brown

… Indigenous Australian children: educating for health Education and health outcomes for Indigenous Australians are … in November 2000 under the auspices of the Australian Medical Association, called for pragmatic approaches to … in Aboriginal children. The conference, and the Australian Medical Association, 1 unanimously endorsed the 150 …

Med J Aust 2001; 174 (10): 488-489 Free

Medical education / Clinical skills

John J Harvey, Ralley Prentice and Jacob George

… sharps and write a brief procedure note in the patient's medical record, including when the drain should be removed … needle tip. Reproduced with the kind permission of Rocket Medical. Box 4 – Surface markings for paracentesis puncture … safely even in patients with advanced cirrhosis … Medical education … Clinical skills … Diagnostic and therapeutic …

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (1): 18-21 Free

Medical education

Anna McDonnel Smedts and Michael P Lowe

… placements for other Australian and international medical students. Our previous studies reported that a … be expected, the identification of factors that influence medical student career choices is a high priority for … database, and the Flinders University Department of Medical Education. A logistic regression analysis was performed …

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 166-168 Free

Editor’s choice

Annette Katelaris and Christine Jorm

… pressure on general practitioners to provide more medical student education ( MJA 2007; 187: 124-128) and to take on more … the hierarchical structure of the teaching hospital, where medical students, interns, PGY1 and 2 trainees, junior and …

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (4): 163 Free

News / Media release

Cate Swannell

… the authors of a Perspective published online today by the Medical Journal of Australia . The final transition in a medical career is one that the profession has largely … there is also a need for professional bodies to provide education about the transition process and for practitioners …

Med J Aust 2020; (): 1 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Caitlin Paul, Joseph O'Brien, Sarah Huffam and Daryl Ridley

… with the multidisciplinary team, he was managed medically with diuretics and prolonged infection … to the emergency department with left knee monoarthritis … Medical education … Lessons from practice … Native valve infective …

Med J Aust 2022; 217 (11): 584-585 Free

Medical education

Suzanne Outram and Balakrishnan R Nair

… conditions have changed within the health care system and medical schools, and among patients themselves. Shorter … skills have decreased. 1 The widespread changes in medical curricula championing early clinical exposure and … using PPE Like many issues in both health care and medical education, a seemingly simple solution can hide complex …

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (5): 274-276 Free

Perspectives

Rebecca Goodall, Emily Matejin, Sean Fabri and Paul Eleftheriou

… Assistant (CA) program. The program recruited final year medical students on a voluntary basis to work as Level 4 … tasks around the hospital and was in addition to their medical school placements, many of which had been disrupted … students’ clinical experience and to help them balance education with service delivery. 5 At the end of the …

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (4): 176-179 Free

Perspective

Linda K Martin, Pascale Guitera, Georgina V Long, Richard A Scolyer and Anne E Cust

… with clearly defined access and shared care protocols; how: education and upskilling of health practitioners; cost: … of additional risk factors from skin images and medical record data, are expected to further improve … imaging (for equivocal lesions). 25 Photographic medical records require robust privacy protection. The role …

Med J Aust 2024; 221 (8): 407-409 Free

Viewpoint

Joanne E Jordan and Richard H Osborne

… for the implementation of chronic disease self-management education and training activities over the next 5 years. … 7 - 9 Governments have focused on formal self-management education programs to help patients engage in self-care. An … Initiative, which explored the suitability of a range of education interventions ( Box 3 ). 10 Clear policy …

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (2): 84-87 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Akshay Flora, Priya Garg, Karen Cheung, Deshan F Sebaratnam and Monisha Gupta

… As these were asymptomatic, he had not previously sought medical attention. The patient reported a history of nasal … Nepal 4 years previously was referred to a dermatologist … Medical education … Lessons from practice … A polymorphic rash from …

Med J Aust 2022; 217 (6): 292-294 Free

Clinical ethics

Wendy A Rogers, Peter R Mansfield, Annette J Braunack-Mayer and Jon N Jureidini

… relationships between the pharmaceutical industry and the medical profession. 1 , 2 Concerns include bias in research … 3 and conflicts of interest with regard to prescribing by medical practitioners who accept industry gifts and … shaped in important and long-lasting ways by their medical education; and second, that some character traits are …

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (8): 411-414 Free

… Today we are discussing the supplement in the Medical Journal of Australia from the Office of the Rural … building a rural and remote workforce with place-based education. My guests are the National Rural Health … Cook University and the immediate past president of the Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand. Read the …
Medical education

Caroline O Laurence, Linda E Black, Jonathan Karnon and Nancy E Briggs

… A s in many countries, Australia has increasing numbers of medical students, 1 prevocational junior doctors and … 1305 of 9600 general practices are involved in teaching medical students, and 1933 are involved in general practice … of Rural and Remote Medicine. GPET = General Practice Education and Training. * Payments varied with length of …

Med J Aust 2010; 193 (10): 608-613 Free

Medical education

Rose Lin, Fran Brown and Elif I Ekinci

… monitoring (CGM) has transformed diabetes management … Medical education … The ambulatory glucose profile and its …

Med J Aust 2022; 217 (6): 295-298 Free

Supplement

Chris C Tennant

… problems, and even suicide. 1 , 2 Similarly, the process of medical education is stressful and medical students, too, are at risk of psychological …

Med J Aust 2002; 177 (1): S9 Free

Task Transfer

Clare A Skinner

… by intense media scrutiny and political point-scoring. Medical technologies are becoming more complex, resulting in increasingly specialised and expensive medical care. Australia’s health workforce is also under … the generalist philosophy underlying Australian medical education and to develop outcomes-based educational programs …

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 35-36 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Laura Bywater, Anthea C Gist, Rahul G Muthalaly, Joanna Loh, Ian Simpson, Anthony J White and Andy KH Lim

… level of 344 U/L, painful paraesthesia, and weight loss … Medical education … Lessons from practice … Systemic amyloidosis in …

Med J Aust 2022; 217 (5): 232-234 Free

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