New Fellows by Subspecialty – Selected Colleges
A number of the larger medical colleges have provided data on new fellows, detailed by subspecialty. Obstetrics and gynaecology, pathology, physician (adult and paediatrics and child health) and surgical subspecialties are presented in Table 4.47 to Table 4.51.
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Subspecialties
Table 4.47: Obstetrics and gynaecology subspecialties: New fellows, females and proportion of females by subspecialty, 2014
Subspecialty
|
New fellows
|
Female new fellows
|
Proportion female
(%)
|
Obstetrics and gynaecology ultrasound
|
2
|
1
|
50.0
|
Maternal and fetal medicine
|
8
|
7
|
87.5
|
Reproductive endocrinology and infertility
|
6
|
2
|
33.3
|
Gynaecological oncology
|
3
|
3
|
100.0
|
Urogynaecology
|
3
|
2
|
66.7
|
Total
|
22
|
15
|
68.2
|
Source: Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Pathology Subspecialties
Table 4.48: Pathology subspecialties: New fellows, females and proportion of females by subspecialty, 2014
Subspecialty
|
New fellows
|
Female new fellows
|
Proportion female
(%)
|
Anatomical pathology
|
43
|
26
|
60.5
|
Chemical pathology
|
2
|
1
|
50.0
|
Forensic pathology
|
2
|
1
|
50.0
|
Genetics pathology
|
1
|
1
|
100.0
|
Haematology
|
30
|
16
|
53.3
|
Immunopathology
|
5
|
2
|
40.0
|
Microbiology
|
12
|
7
|
58.3
|
Total
|
95
|
54
|
56.8
|
Source: Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
Physician Adult Medicine Subspecialties
Table 4.49: Physician adult medicine subspecialties: New fellows, females and proportion of females by subspecialty, 2014
Subspecialty
|
New fellows(c)
|
Female new fellows(c)
|
Proportion female (%)
|
Cardiology
|
48
|
10
|
20.8
|
Clinical genetics
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Clinical Haematology
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Clinical Immunology & Allergy
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Clinical pharmacology
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Endocrinology
|
11
|
6
|
54.5
|
Endocrinology and chemical pathology
|
1
|
1
|
100.0
|
Gastroenterology
|
33
|
7
|
21.2
|
General medicine
|
67
|
22
|
32.8
|
Geriatric medicine
|
41
|
18
|
43.9
|
Haematology
|
23
|
11
|
47.8
|
Immunology and allergy
|
4
|
3
|
75.0
|
Infectious diseases
|
15
|
3
|
20.0
|
Infectious diseases and microbiology
|
8
|
3
|
37.5
|
Intensive care medicine
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Medical oncology
|
29
|
12
|
41.4
|
Nephrology
|
13
|
6
|
46.2
|
Neurology
|
6
|
2
|
33.3
|
Nuclear medicine
|
2
|
2
|
100.0
|
Palliative medicine
|
13
|
9
|
69.2
|
Respiratory and sleep medicine(a)
|
34
|
14
|
41.2
|
Rheumatology
|
13
|
9
|
69.2
|
Total(b)
|
(d)307
|
(d)111
|
36.2
| -
Includes fellows who completed training in thoracic medicine and thoracic and sleep medicine, sleep I and II.
-
The totals listed are not cumulative totals of the numbers presented above, as the list of specialties is not exhaustive.
-
Includes those that were admitted as an overseas trained physician.
-
Numbers reflect fellows within a sub-specialty. Due to fellows holding multiple sub-specialties, this is not a one-to-one relationship.
Source: Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Physician Paediatric Subspecialties
Table 4.50: Physician paediatric and child health subspecialties: New fellows, females and proportion of females by subspecialty, 2014
Subspecialty
|
New fellows(c)
|
Female new fellows(c)
|
Proportion female (%)
|
Cardiology
|
4
|
1
|
25.0
|
Clinical genetics
|
2
|
1
|
50.0
|
Clinical pharmacology
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Community child health
|
7
|
6
|
85.7
|
Endocrinology
|
4
|
4
|
100.0
|
Endocrinology and chemical pathology
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Gastroenterology
|
3
|
1
|
33.3
|
General paediatrics
|
64
|
44
|
68.8
|
Haematology
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Immunology and allergy
|
2
|
2
|
100.0
|
Infectious diseases
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Intensive care medicine
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Medical oncology
|
4
|
3
|
75.0
|
Neonatal/perinatal medicine
|
11
|
4
|
36.4
|
Nephrology
|
2
|
2
|
100.0
|
Neurology
|
1
|
1
|
100.0
|
Nuclear medicine
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Paediatric emergency medicine
|
8
|
4
|
50.0
|
Palliative medicine
|
1
|
1
|
100.0
|
Respiratory and sleep medicine(a)
|
7
|
2
|
28.6
|
Rheumatology
|
2
|
2
|
100.0
|
Total(b)
|
(d)102
|
(d)67
|
65.7
| -
Includes fellows who completed training in thoracic medicine and thoracic and sleep medicine, sleep I and II.
-
The totals listed are not cumulative totals of the numbers presented above, as the list of specialties is not exhaustive.
-
Includes those that were admitted as an overseas trained physician.
-
Numbers reflect fellows within a sub-specialty. Due to fellows holding multiple sub-specialties, this is not a one-to-one relationship.
Source: Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Surgical Subspecialties
Table 4.51: Surgical subspecialties: New fellows, females and proportion of females by subspecialty, 2014
Subspecialty
|
New fellows
|
Female new fellows
|
Proportion female (%)
|
Cardiothoracic surgery
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
General surgery
|
66
|
17
|
25.8
|
Neurosurgery
|
12
|
6
|
50.0
|
Orthopaedic surgery
|
31
|
3
|
9.7
|
Otolaryngology, head and neck surgery
|
19
|
8
|
42.1
|
Paediatric surgery
|
5
|
4
|
80.0
|
Plastic and reconstructive surgery
|
15
|
5
|
33.3
|
Urology
|
20
|
5
|
25.0
|
Vascular surgery
|
12
|
3
|
25.0
|
Total
|
183
|
51
|
27.9
|
Source: Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
College Fellows
In 2014, there were 53,098 medical practitioners who were fellows of medical colleges (Table 4.52), over one-third (19,086 or 35.9%) were females.
Overall, new fellows represented 5.6% of all college fellows. This proportion varied across specialties, with the largest proportions of new fellows in palliative medicine (15.5%), anaesthesia - pain medicine (10%) and emergency medicine (8.6%).
Table 4.52: Fellows: Total, number and proportion of females, and new fellows and proportion of all fellows by medical specialty, 2014
Medical specialty
|
Fellows
|
Females
|
Proportion female
(%)
|
New fellows
|
New fellows as a proportion of all fellows
(%)
|
Addiction medicine
|
151
|
40
|
26.5
|
2
|
1.3
|
Adult medicine
|
7,004
|
2,122
|
30.3
|
307
|
4.4
|
Anaesthesia
|
4,163
|
1,177
|
28.3
|
208
|
5.0
|
Anaesthesia - pain medicine
|
270
|
61
|
22.6
|
27
|
10.0
|
Dermatology
|
531
|
242
|
45.6
|
31
|
5.8
|
Emergency medicine
|
1,601
|
517
|
32.3
|
137
|
8.6
|
General practice
|
|
|
|
|
| | |
(a)18,472
|
(c)8,702
|
47.1
|
(d)1,283
|
6.9
| | |
1,443
|
330
|
22.9
|
74
|
5.1
|
Intensive care medicine
|
703
|
120
|
17.1
|
40
|
5.7
|
Medical administration
|
329
|
106
|
32.2
|
28
|
8.5
|
Obstetrics and gynaecology
|
1,678
|
697
|
41.5
|
99
|
5.9
|
Occupational and environmental medicine
|
244
|
46
|
18.9
|
9
|
3.7
|
Ophthalmology
|
(b)924
|
183
|
19.8
|
37
|
4.0
|
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
|
181
|
16
|
8.8
|
9
|
5.0
|
Paediatrics
|
2,054
|
999
|
48.6
|
102
|
5.0
|
Palliative medicine
|
252
|
139
|
55.2
|
39
|
15.5
|
Pathology
|
1,258
|
545
|
43.3
|
53
|
4.2
|
Pathology and RACP (jointly)
|
552
|
206
|
37.3
|
42
|
7.6
|
Psychiatry
|
3,314
|
1,270
|
38.3
|
133
|
4.0
|
Public health medicine
|
405
|
169
|
41.7
|
12
|
3.0
|
Radiation oncology
|
335
|
141
|
42.1
|
17
|
5.1
|
Radiodiagnosis
|
1,842
|
474
|
25.7
|
79
|
4.3
|
Rehabilitation medicine
|
428
|
199
|
46.5
|
33
|
7.7
|
Sexual health medicine
|
115
|
63
|
54.8
|
5
|
4.3
|
Sport and exercise medicine
|
122
|
26
|
21.3
|
4
|
3.3
|
Surgery
|
4,727
|
496
|
10.5
|
183
|
3.9
|
Total
|
53,098
|
19,086
|
35.9
|
2,993
|
5.6
| -
Includes 13,520 fellows from non-AGPT Programs.
-
Includes fellows working no more than 2 sessions per week, or undertaking locums for no more than 6 weeks per annum. This subset of fellows has not been reported in previous editions of the MTRP report.
-
Includes 5,714 female fellows from non-AGPT Programs.
-
Includes 558 new fellows from non-AGPT Programs.
Source: Medical colleges
Overall, the distribution of fellows across states and territories was similar to the distribution of the Australian population (Table 4.53).
Table 4.53: Fellows by medical specialty and state/territory, 2014
Medical specialty
|
NSW
|
VIC
|
QLD
|
SA
|
WA
|
TAS
|
NT
|
ACT
|
AUS
|
Addiction medicine
|
62
|
29
|
23
|
13
|
13
|
7
|
1
|
3
|
151
|
Adult medicine
|
2,260
|
2,064
|
1,199
|
566
|
592
|
139
|
49
|
135
|
7,004
|
Anaesthesia
|
1,269
|
1,035
|
854
|
347
|
445
|
108
|
32
|
73
|
4,163
|
Anaesthesia - pain medicine
|
91
|
56
|
52
|
30
|
30
|
8
|
0
|
3
|
270
|
Dermatology
|
203
|
146
|
95
|
45
|
42
|
(c)0
|
(c)0
|
(c)0
|
531
|
Emergency medicine
|
406
|
419
|
369
|
102
|
203
|
46
|
28
|
28
|
1,601
|
General practice
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | |
5,412
|
4,514
|
4,057
|
1,497
|
1,975
|
482
|
185
|
350
|
18,472
| | |
388
|
227
|
454
|
165
|
123
|
37
|
32
|
17
|
1,443
|
Intensive care medicine
|
222
|
156
|
159
|
59
|
65
|
14
|
9
|
19
|
703
|
Medical administration
|
102
|
82
|
85
|
10
|
28
|
3
|
4
|
15
|
329
|
Obstetrics and gynaecology
|
525
|
457
|
335
|
130
|
150
|
40
|
13
|
28
|
1,678
|
Occupational and environmental medicine
|
76
|
53
|
36
|
26
|
35
|
6
|
1
|
11
|
244
|
Ophthalmology(a)
|
353
|
230
|
157
|
70
|
77
|
19
|
5
|
13
|
924
|
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
|
41
|
58
|
40
|
13
|
19
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
181
|
Paediatrics
|
687
|
530
|
363
|
151
|
232
|
31
|
25
|
35
|
2,054
|
Palliative medicine
|
93
|
57
|
40
|
25
|
20
|
12
|
2
|
3
|
252
|
Pathology
|
438
|
270
|
242
|
97
|
145
|
31
|
5
|
30
|
1,258
|
Pathology and RACP (jointly)
|
212
|
126
|
91
|
39
|
58
|
9
|
2
|
15
|
552
|
Psychiatry
|
1,020
|
955
|
622
|
288
|
298
|
56
|
13
|
62
|
3,314
|
Public health medicine
|
127
|
75
|
70
|
28
|
39
|
13
|
18
|
35
|
405
|
Radiation oncology
|
124
|
83
|
66
|
19
|
23
|
7
|
2
|
11
|
335
|
Radiodiagnosis
|
565
|
492
|
342
|
148
|
212
|
42
|
3
|
38
|
1,842
|
Rehabilitation medicine
|
203
|
119
|
50
|
31
|
13
|
5
|
3
|
4
|
428
|
Sexual health medicine
|
57
|
24
|
15
|
7
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
115
|
Sport and exercise medicine
|
42
|
38
|
11
|
5
|
10
|
2
|
1
|
13
|
122
|
Surgery
|
1,553
|
1,259
|
891
|
400
|
420
|
95
|
27
|
82
|
4,727
|
Total
|
16,531
|
13,554
|
10,718
|
4,311
|
5,273
|
1,215
|
462
|
1,034
|
53,098
|
Proportion of total (%)
|
31.1
|
25.5
|
20.2
|
8.1
|
9.9
|
2.3
|
0.9
|
1.9
|
100.0
|
Population proportion (%)(b)
|
32.0
|
24.9
|
20.1
|
7.2
|
10.9
|
2.2
|
1.0
|
1.6
|
100.0
| -
Includes fellows working no more than 2 sessions per week, or undertaking locums for no more than 6 weeks per annum.
-
Population data from ABS. 3101.0 - Australian Demographics Statistics, March 2015. Released 24/09/2015.
-
Fellows for TAS are represented in VIC, NT trainees in SA and ACT trainees in NSW.
Source: Medical colleges
The distribution of female fellows by states and territories followed a similar pattern to the distribution of all fellows (Table 4.54).
Table 4.54: Female fellows by medical specialty and state/territory, 2014
Medical specialty
|
NSW
|
VIC
|
QLD
|
SA
|
WA
|
TAS
|
NT
|
ACT
|
AUS
|
Addiction medicine
|
19
|
4
|
8
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
40
|
Adult medicine
|
702
|
682
|
330
|
160
|
151
|
40
|
13
|
44
|
2,122
|
Anaesthesia
|
357
|
296
|
236
|
91
|
132
|
33
|
7
|
25
|
1,177
|
Anaesthesia - pain medicine
|
23
|
14
|
12
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
61
|
Dermatology
|
96
|
70
|
40
|
25
|
11
|
(a)0
|
(a)0
|
(a)0
|
242
|
Emergency medicine
|
137
|
138
|
111
|
34
|
60
|
17
|
14
|
6
|
517
|
General practice
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | |
2,573
|
2,141
|
1,866
|
665
|
905
|
247
|
114
|
191
|
8,702
| | |
70
|
49
|
121
|
37
|
24
|
11
|
14
|
4
|
330
|
Intensive care medicine
|
45
|
30
|
21
|
4
|
10
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
120
|
Medical administration
|
36
|
24
|
25
|
3
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
10
|
106
|
Obstetrics and gynaecology
|
201
|
209
|
133
|
56
|
61
|
16
|
8
|
13
|
697
|
Occupational and environmental medicine
|
20
|
14
|
4
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
46
|
Ophthalmology
|
71
|
58
|
22
|
16
|
10
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
183
|
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
|
2
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
Paediatrics
|
330
|
281
|
167
|
65
|
112
|
9
|
14
|
21
|
999
|
Palliative medicine
|
61
|
29
|
16
|
16
|
10
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
139
|
Pathology
|
218
|
105
|
98
|
39
|
56
|
13
|
1
|
15
|
545
|
Pathology and RACP (jointly)
|
84
|
51
|
28
|
11
|
19
|
5
|
1
|
7
|
206
|
Psychiatry
|
375
|
365
|
238
|
115
|
120
|
20
|
8
|
29
|
1,270
|
Public health medicine
|
50
|
27
|
32
|
10
|
20
|
3
|
10
|
17
|
169
|
Radiation oncology
|
58
|
32
|
30
|
5
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
6
|
141
|
Radiodiagnosis
|
143
|
131
|
76
|
47
|
58
|
12
|
1
|
6
|
474
|
Rehabilitation medicine
|
93
|
59
|
22
|
14
|
9
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
199
|
Sexual health medicine
|
27
|
15
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
63
|
Sport and exercise medicine
|
12
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
26
|
Surgery
|
156
|
154
|
87
|
41
|
40
|
9
|
4
|
5
|
496
|
Total
|
5,959
|
4,991
|
3,734
|
1,470
|
1,845
|
454
|
220
|
413
|
19,086
|
Proportion of female fellows (%)
|
31.2
|
26.2
|
19.6
|
7.7
|
9.7
|
2.4
|
1.2
|
2.2
|
100.0
| -
Female fellows for TAS are represented in VIC, NT trainees in SA and ACT trainees in NSW.
Source: Medical colleges
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