Work-readiness and workforce numbers: the challenges
Murray, Richard B., and Wilson, Andrew (2017) Work-readiness and workforce numbers: the challenges. Medical Journal of Australia, 206 (10). pp. 433-434.
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[Extract] Over the past 15 years or so, Australia has embarked upon what some might describe as a “courageous” solution for guaranteeing our medical workforce. Following a perceived shortage of doctors at the beginning of the 2000s, the number of accredited medical schools has grown from 10 to 20,1 with another currently undergoing accreditation; the number of medical graduates has almost tripled from 1316 in 2001 to 3547 in 2015.2 Increasingly large numbers of doctors have also been recruited from overseas to overcome shortfalls: 2820 temporary visas were granted during 2014–15 alone.3 The per capita production of local medical graduates4 and growth in the stock of foreign-trained doctors5 are among the highest in the world.
| Item ID: | 53243 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Editorial) |
| ISSN: | 1326-5377 |
| Keywords: | medical workforce; medical education; medical internship |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Apr 2018 05:25 |
| FoR Codes: | 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences > 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified @ 50% 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111709 Health Care Administration @ 50% |
| SEO Codes: | 92 HEALTH > 9202 Health and Support Services > 920207 Health Policy Evaluation @ 34% 92 HEALTH > 9205 Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health) > 920506 Rural Health @ 33% 93 EDUCATION AND TRAINING > 9305 Education and Training Systems > 930501 Education and Training Systems Policies and Development @ 33% |
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