Government gives a shot in the arm to medical training

Government gives a shot in the arm to medical training Government gives a shot in the arm to medical trainingPosted October 13, 2011, by Josie Chun The Governments recent announcement of significant increases to medical training places is welcome news for medical students, pre-vocational doctors and specialist trainees, as well as those aspiring to a future career in medicine. Over the next four years, the government is set to double to 1200 the number of training places for medical graduates to gain experience in general practice, increase from 360 to 900 the number of places for doctors to train as specialists and work in private, community and rural hospitals, and more than double the number of Pre-vocational General Practice Placements Program (PGPPP) places to 975. This announcement comes after recommendations were put forward by the Medical Training Review Panel (MTRP) emphasising the need for increased medical training places in both general practice and specialist areas. With the Commonwealths decision to double the number of medical school places, training bottlenecks were looming with medical schools struggling to find clinical placements for students but this new initiative will help to ease that bottleneck. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has pledged $632 million to training more than 6000 extra doctors and specialists over the next ten years. To maintain current levels of GP and primary care services alone it is estimated that an additional 3,000 GPs will be needed by 2020, said Mr Rudd. We believe the time for action has come. Dr Andrew Pesce, President of the Australian Medical Association (AMA), has said that this announcement means that Australia will have more doctors in the system to care for an ageing population with more chronic and complex health aufgabes. This is a very strong investment in medical training and an acknowledgement by the government of the vital role that GPs will play in meeting the future health needs of the Australian pop ulation, said Dr Pesce. Specialists will also be in demand and the increase in specialist training will help to address shortages in areas of need, such as general surgery, pathology, radiology, obstetrics and gynaecology, and dermatology.Certificate III in Business Administration (Medical)Study modeOnlinePayment optionsPayment planUpfront paymentEnquire Online Enquire OnlineMedical ResourcesSenior registered nurse sample resumeSenior registered nurse sample cover letterCareer Insider StoriesAziza Sahib - Registered NurseSarah Key - Physiotherapist to the QueenInterested in becoming a?Chinese (Oriental) Medicine TherapistHealth ResearcherHealth Policy AdvisorHealth EducatorProduct DeveloperPopular Career Searchesgovernment funded enrolled nursing courses brisbanegovernment funded pathology courseenrolled nurse training nswdiploma of health science medical imaging distancegovernment funded nursing courses onlineMedical CoursesBachelor of Health SciencesEnquire Online Enquire OnlineB achelor of Science (Biomedical Science)Enquire Online Enquire OnlineCertificate III in Health AdministrationEnquire Online Enquire OnlineCertificate III in Allied Health AssistanceEnquire Online Enquire OnlineJosie ChunRelated ArticlesBrowse moreHealthNursingCritical health problem in nursing jobsFor well over two decades there have been warnings of a looming crisis in the health-care system due to the ageing population and significant workplace shortages.CAREER INSPIRATIONCareer progressionHow To Future Proof Your CareerWill your job as you know it exist in a decade from now? Take steps to future proof your career now and avoid slipping into the professional complacency that will spell disaster for your future job prospects.Aged CareNursingNEWS Aged care workers to receive $1.2 billion pay riseThe federal government has announced that it will spend an additional $1.2 billion over four years to raise the wages of aged care workers.