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Re‐inventing medical work and training: a view from generation X
Author(s) -
Skinner Clare A
Publication year - 2006
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.1326-5377.2006.tb00449.x
Subject(s) - workforce , work (physics) , curriculum , balance (ability) , medical education , work–life balance , health care , training (meteorology) , nursing , psychology , knowledge management , medicine , engineering , political science , pedagogy , computer science , mechanical engineering , physics , meteorology , law , neuroscience
Medical career preferences are changing, with doctors working fewer hours and seeking “work–life balance”. There is an urgent need for creative workplace redesign if Australia is to have a sustainable health care system. Postgraduate medical education must adapt to changing medical roles. Curricula should be outcomes‐based, should allow flexible delivery, and should consider future workforce needs.