New fellows for TAS are represented in VIC, NT trainees in SA and ACT trainees in NSW.
Includes 558 new fellows from non-AGPT Programs.
Source: Medical colleges
The distribution across states and territories of female new fellows followed a similar pattern to the distribution of all new fellows (Table 4.42).
Table 4.42: Female new fellows by medical specialty and state/territory, 2014
Medical specialty
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
AUS
Addiction medicine
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
Adult medicine
35
35
20
9
9
1
1
1
111
Anaesthesia
19
22
13
8
7
2
0
4
75
Anaesthesia - pain medicine
5
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
9
Dermatology
6
7
8
4
0
(a)0
(a)0
(a)0
25
Emergency medicine
15
13
15
3
9
3
3
0
61
General practice
RACGP
225
162
138
45
65
11
4
10
660
ACRRM
4
2
8
2
4
0
3
0
23
Intensive care medicine
1
4
0
0
1
0
0
0
6
Medical administration
5
0
3
0
1
0
0
1
10
Obstetrics and gynaecology
20
15
15
7
4
1
0
1
63
Occupational and environmental medicine
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ophthalmology
4
5
0
2
0
0
0
0
11
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Paediatrics
29
18
11
2
2
0
3
2
67
Palliative medicine
10
8
1
6
1
1
0
0
27
Pathology
18
6
4
0
2
1
0
1
32
Pathology and RACP (jointly)
8
10
3
0
1
0
0
0
22
Psychiatry
21
20
13
4
10
2
0
1
71
Public health medicine
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
6
Radiation oncology
6
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
13
Radiodiagnosis
7
8
6
1
4
0
0
0
26
Rehabilitation medicine
8
8
4
2
1
0
0
0
23
Sexual health medicine
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
4
Sport and exercise medicine
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Surgery
18
13
10
3
5
1
1
0
51
Total__468__362__276'>Total
468
362
276
100
131
23
16
23
1,399
Female new fellows for TAS are represented in VIC, NT trainees in SA and ACT trainees in NSW.
Source: Medical colleges
Trends
Table 4.43 shows that the number of new fellows increased by 24.7% between 2010 (2,400) and 2014 (2,993). General practice had the largest increase in terms of absolute number over the five years, with 494 more new fellows in 2014 than 2010. In terms of proportional increases, the number of new fellows in palliative medicine increased by five and a half times (550%) during the same period.
Table 4.43: New fellows by medical specialty, 2010-2014
Medical specialty
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Change
2010-2014 (%)
Addiction medicine
3
1
4
3
2
-33.3
Adult medicine
346
362
456
438
307
-11.3
Anaesthesia
243
223
229
256
208
-14.4
Anaesthesia - pain medicine
17
12
19
14
27
58.8
Dermatology
26
21
20
23
31
19.2
Emergency medicine
77
78
135
115
137
77.9
General practice
RACGP
(b)835
(c)1,037
(g)1,216
(i)1,096
(n)1,283
53.7
ACRRM
28
(d)38
63
85
74
164.3
Intensive care medicine
60
50
63
(j)52
40
-33.3
Medical administration
18
(e)14
19
13
28
55.6
Obstetrics and gynaecology
82
90
81
68
99
20.7
Occupational and environmental medicine
5
2
4
8
9
80.0
Ophthalmology
26
(f)29
(h)38
(k)36
37
42.3
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
na
4
8
11
9
..
Paediatrics
91
102
146
134
102
12.1
Palliative medicine
6
7
16
15
39
550.0
Pathology
94
88
99
(l)98
(l)95
1.1
Psychiatry
154
131
136
141
133
-13.6
Public health medicine
15
4
7
7
12
-20.0
Radiation oncology
13
22
20
23
17
30.8
Radiodiagnosis
54
77
115
100
79
46.3
Rehabilitation medicine
22
23
26
20
33
50.0
Sexual health medicine
0
3
3
3
5
..
Sport and exercise medicine
1
3
2
(m)2
4
300.0
Surgery(a)
184
212
217
193
183
-0.5
Total
2,400
2,633
3,142
2,954
2,993
24.7
Includes new fellows through SET program and overseas trained specialists that have been awarded fellowship.
An additional 151 new fellows who live overseas joined the college in 2010.
Excludes 96 new fellows who live overseas.
Excludes 2 new fellows who live overseas.
Includes 5 New Zealand and Hong Kong new fellows.
Includes 10 new fellows trained overseas.
Excludes 107 new fellows who live overseas.
Includes 13 overseas trained specialists.
Excludes 99 new fellows who live overseas.
Excludes 17 new fellows who live overseas.
Excludes 6 new fellows who live overseas.
Includes new fellows from pathology, and pathology and RACP (jointly).
Excludes 1 New Zealand new fellow.
Includes 558 new fellows from non-AGPT Programs.
Source: Medical colleges
Table 4.44 shows the states and territories in which new fellows resided. Every year between 2010 and 2014 the greatest concentration of new fellows was in New South Wales.
Table 4.44: New fellows by state/territory, 2010-2014
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
AUS
2010
734
603
479
179
272
52
29
40
2,388
2011
744
713
603
198
242
45
31
41
2,617
2012
863
759
702
241
328
89
43
64
(a)3,103
2013
832
747
660
204
364
61
44
42
2,954
2014
933
758
624
214
330
49
34
51
2,993
Change 2010–2014 (%)
27.1
25.7
30.3
19.6
21.3
-5.8
17.2
27.5
25.3
Australian totals for 2012 differ from the sum of state/territory numbers due to the inclusion of new fellows who completed their training overseas.
Source: Medical colleges
Table 4.45 shows that occupational and environmental medicine, surgery, intensive care medicine, ophthalmology, medical administration, ophthalmology, radiodiagnosis and anaesthesia-pain medicine generally had a lower proportion of female new fellows each year between 2010 and 2014.
The proportion of female new fellows varied year to year, particularly with smaller specialties such as sexual health medicine and sport and exercise medicine.
Table 4.45: Proportion of female new fellows by medical specialty, 2010-2014
Medical specialty
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Proportion female (%)
Addiction medicine
33.3
..
25.0
33.3
100.0
Adult medicine
37.6
37.0
39.9
42.7
36.2
Anaesthesia
32.5
31.8
41.5
42.2
36.1
Anaesthesia - pain medicine
29.4
33.3
15.8
35.7
33.3
Dermatology
53.8
57.1
65.0
52.2
80.6
Emergency medicine
44.2
34.6
45.2
38.3
44.5
General practice
RACGP
56.0
52.6
50.8
52.6
51.4
ACRRM
39.3
23.7
31.7
32.9
31.1
Intensive care medicine
23.3
24.0
11.1
30.8
15.0
Medical administration
27.8
7.1
42.1
46.2
35.7
Obstetrics and gynaecology
56.6
63.3
54.3
60.3
63.6
Occupational and environmental medicine
20.0
0
50.0
0
0
Ophthalmology
30.8
10.3
28.9
30.6
29.7
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
na
na
na
0
0
Paediatrics
57.1
63.7
64.4
56.7
65.7
Palliative medicine
66.7
85.7
56.3
86.7
69.2
Pathology
47.6
59.3
55.7
50.9
60.4
Pathology and RACP (jointly)
48.4
37.9
51.7
44.2
52.4
Psychiatry
46.8
45.0
52.9
45.4
53.4
Public health medicine
53.3
75.0
57.1
71.4
50.0
Radiation oncology
53.8
50.0
45.0
65.2
76.5
Radiodiagnosis
24.1
29.9
31.3
32.0
32.9
Rehabilitation medicine
59.1
60.9
57.7
70.0
69.7
Sexual health medicine
0
100.0
33.3
33.3
80.0
Sport and exercise medicine
0
33.3
50.0
100.0
25.0
Surgery
14.1
15.1
19.4
19.2
27.9
Total
44.0
43.7
44.7
45.4
46.7
Female new fellows
1,057
1,149
1,402
1,341
1,399
Source: Medical colleges
While the proportion of female new fellows remained relatively stable over the period 2010 to 2014, the picture varied more at the state/territory level (Table 4.46). Most of this variation is due to fluctuations in relatively smaller numbers seen in some jurisdictions. For most jurisdictions the proportion of female new fellows was higher in 2014 than in 2010. The proportion of female new fellows for NSW increased every year over the five year period and in 2014 reached its highest level of 50.2%.
Table 4.46: Proportion of female new fellows by state/territory, 2010-2014