RACGP ‘blindsided’ by controversial new IMG fast-tracking Eligible overseas doctors will be granted upfront registration from the Medical Board, in a move labelled an ‘assault on the medical colleges’.
Connection key to retaining rural GPs: Study Creating a supportive environment, both personally and professionally, is crucial to making GPs feel at home in the bush, ANU researchers say.
New $30.5m Pre-Fellowship Program pilot launches The trial will help IMGs spend two years in a regional practice, with the aim of developing the skills needed to embark on a GP Fellowship pathway.
The medical educators ensuring equal opportunities for IMGs The Fellowship Support Program has ‘grown enormously’ in the past year, and could expand further should it receive Government support.
How health system ‘designed by men, for men’ is failing women From pay disparity, to bias, and claims of hysteria, this International Women’s Day has given pause to reflect on the gender inequality in Australian healthcare.
IWD: Striving for a system ‘where all people have access’ Derbarl Yerrigan’s Medical Director has shared her story ahead of RACGP WA’s International Women’s Day event.
IWD: Overcoming barriers for future generations The NT’s first Aboriginal pharmacist is now a GP, single mum, and leading advocate for gender equality in the medical profession.
IWD – ‘You can succeed based on your own terms’ RACGP leaders, past and present, will speak about the need for change as part of the college’s International Women’s Day Victoria event.
IWD: ‘Let’s accelerate gender equality’ At an upcoming event, the RACGP’s SA Chair will join a discussion on the obstacles women must overcome when achieving success.
IWD: ‘The trailblazers, caregivers, innovators, and leaders who heal’ A human rights philosopher, a GP, and a social advocate will speak as part of the RACGP’s International Women’s Day Tasmanian event.