Medical Training Review Panel 19th Report

Medical Training Review Panel Structure and Responsibilities

The MTRP was established as a time-limited committee in June 1997 by the then Minister for Health and Family Services under section 3GC of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (the Act). The MTRP was made a permanent body in 2001 to ensure that the monitoring and reporting function continued in the future. In 2009, a review of the functions of the MTRP was undertaken. This reaffirmed the important role that the MTRP plays, both as a forum bringing together key stakeholders in medical education and training and also as an advisory group informing work in relation to medical education and training in Australia.

Member organisations of the MTRP were appointed by Ministerial determination and included Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc. (Medical Deans), the accredited specialist medical colleges, the Australian Medical Council (AMC), the Australian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA), the Confederation of Postgraduate Medical Education Councils (CPMEC), the Australian Medical Association Council of Doctors-in-Training (AMACDT), the Australian General Practice Network (AGPN), Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA), Australian Salaried Medical Officers Federation (ASMOF), Australian General Practice Training, state and territory health departments and the Commonwealth. It was chaired by the Australian Government Department of Health.

To assist with carrying out its duties, the MTRP was empowered to establish subcommittees as needed. The Clinical Training Subcommittee, the Data Subcommittee and the Rural Subcommittee were established.

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  The Clinical Training Subcommittee was formed to monitor and report on the activities and progress being made to ensure that there are adequate clinical training positions for the increasing number of new medical graduates.
  
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  The Data Subcommittee provided advice in relation to the content of previous annual reports and the specifications of the data that these covered.
  
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  The Rural Subcommittee was established to consider rural medical training issues.