Medical Training Review Panel 19th Report
Medical College Acronyms and Specialties
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- Chapter 2: University Medical Education and Training
Medical College Acronyms and SpecialtiesData on vocational training have been provided by specialist medical colleges and are reported by medical specialty. Table 1.1 provides a guide to the full names of the medical colleges, the acronym used for these throughout the report and the associated specialties under which data are reported. Table 1.1: Medical colleges: Acronyms, names and specialties
Chapter 2: University Medical Education and TrainingThe latest data on medical students studying at Australian universities are presented in this chapter which analyses trends over the last five years. Additional data, where available, are presented in Appendix D. Medical StudentsIn Australia, university medical schools accredited by the Australian Medical Council provide professional entry level medical education. There are 185 universities with accredited medical schools in Australia, and a number of these were established in the last ten years. In May 2015, the Australian Government agreed to support the establishment of the Curtin University medical school in Western Australia (WA), commencing in 2017. The establishment of the Curtin University medical school was contingent on the WA government’s agreement to provide ongoing funding for adequate clinical training, internships and specialist training places, and thus increase the clinical training capacity in WA. This medical school will be the only undergraduate, direct-entry medical program in WA. Once operational, this will bring the total number of Commonwealth-supported Australian universities with medical schools to 19. The Curtin University Medical School will provide 60 commencing Commonwealth supported medical places in 2017 and will reach full capacity of 550 places per year in 2026. There will also be an intake of 10 full-fee paying international students per year. The school is expected to select and train students who are more likely to practise in geographic areas and specialties of need, including primary care (GP training) and outer metropolitan and rural health. In the past, most medical doctors completed a five or six-year Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree to gain a professional entry level qualification. However, over the years an increasing number of four-year (graduate-entry) programs have been introduced. Traditionally, these medical school programs resulted in a bachelor degree qualification. However, from 2015 approximately 45% of medical schools, representing nearly 50% of commencing domestic students will have moved to a Doctor of Medicine or equivalent program, resulting in graduates with a masters level qualification. The first of these was the University of Melbourne which commenced this program in 2011 and had the first cohort of masters graduates in 2014. With the combination of graduate entry and Doctor of Medicine programs, over 60% of medical schools6 in Australia require seven years of tertiary study to attain a professional entry level medical qualification, which accounts for nearly 60% of commencing domestic students. This change is consistent with trends in other health professional programs moving into post graduate courses. Current programs integrate pre-clinical and clinical components throughout the program and incorporate clinical experience from early in the course. However, the most significant clinical exposure occurs in the latter years of the program. Medical students gain clinical exposure in a range of clinical settings and via simulation. Throughout their professional entry level medical program, students are provided with the skills, knowledge and attributes to move to the next phase of their training, which is the prevocational phase (prior to specialty training). Yüklə 8,22 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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