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Expansion and diversification of medical education in Australia, 1951‐2000
Author(s) -
Brooks Peter M,
Doherty Relph L,
Donald Kenneth J
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143141.x
Subject(s) - accreditation , mandate , curriculum , workforce , diversification (marketing strategy) , health care , medical education , medical school , political science , medicine , public relations , business , marketing , law
Australia's present diverse and dynamic medical education environment has been shaped by:university funding increases by governments in the 1960s and 70s to promote Australia as a “clever” country; the Karmel Report's recommendations of increases in student numbers, new medical schools and a community focus for medical education; the successful innovations in entrance requirements and curricula of the most recent medical schools — Newcastle and Flinders; the formation of the Australian Medical Council, with a mandate to replace the British General Medical Council's accreditation of and restrictions on Australian medical school courses; the Doherty Report, which identified the close relationship between medical education, funding and workforce issues; the change to graduate entry and a four‐year course for several Australian medical schools; and changing patterns of healthcare delivery, the imperative for increasing access to healthcare in rural areas, and the communication revolution made possible by information technology.