Dr Pam Rachootin recently argued that general practice is losing many talented doctors because of the inflexibility of the assessment measures used to work out…
GPs have accused urgent care clinics of providing inconsistent or non-existent clinical handover to patients’ usual doctors. The allegation is spelt out in a new…
Nearly 50 doctors from overseas have applied to the Medical Board of Australia’s fast-track pathway to work as specialist GPs in Australia. The controversial pathway,…
When GP Dr Marian Dover saw the job of her dreams, with the thrill, she also experienced a little trepidation at what would come with…
GP Dr Fiona Wallace, who trained in the Hebridean islands of Scotland, became disillusioned with her work at an Australian rural ED after seeing so…
Australia’s medical colleges have been given C and D grades by the doctors they are training, according to an AMA report card released earlier this…
News that Australia had opened a new fast-track super-highway to import foreign specialists to fix its beleaguered health system resulted in a big exclusive for…
Almost half of candidates have passed a notorious IMG exam, compared with a historical pass rate of around 30%. The Pre-Employment Structured Clinical Interview (PESCI)…
A GP who was stripped of her specialist registration when a decade-old paperwork bungle was discovered has lost her legal appeal. Dr Tracey Rush is…
General practice is tough right now. Workforce shortages are biting, and many dedicated, experienced doctors are working longer and harder than they would like in…
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