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Reform in Australian medical schools: a collaborative approach to realising Indigenous health potential
Author(s) -
Mackean Tamara,
Mokak Romlie,
Carmichael Allan,
Phillips Gregory L,
Prideaux David,
Walters Theanne R
Publication year - 2007
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.1326-5377.2007.tb01035.x
Subject(s) - indigenous , workforce , northern territory , political science , economic growth , medicine , sociology , ethnology , ecology , law , economics , biology
The Australian medical education system is at a critical juncture in relation to what and how it delivers for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. Since 2004, three key organisations concerned with medical education have worked to provide a toolkit for implementation of sustainable reform within medical schools. The aim is a medical workforce trained in Indigenous health, and more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander doctors, leading to better health for Australia's Indigenous peoples.