An evaluation of the Specialist Training Program (STP) which aims to improve the future specialist workforce by extending non-GP specialist medical training into regional, rural, remote and private healthcare settings. The process evaluation provides an assessment of the STP to date and considers how the program could be improved.

This discussion paper invites stakeholder comments on options for managing the redistribution pool of medical Commonwealth supported places (CSPs) and the initial redistribution process for 2021. This paper also includes the new assessment framework and guiding principles that will be used to evaluate all proposals for new medical schools and/or medical CSPs going forward.

Strong futures was a joint research between AIDA and James Cook University (JCU) that aimed to explore the journeys of these individuals to improve their career and fellowship opportunities and to inform key stakeholders on practices to better support Indigenous trainees in Specialist training.

This project investigated Australian medical student burn-out during rural clinical placement and examined the association between perceived burn-out and rural career intent at the time of finishing their rural placement.

Executive Summary This review was established to examine the purpose of the internship in today’s health system and its effectiveness in equipping medical graduates to practise in a complex and changing healthcare environment. It also sought to examine the role of the internship in supporting graduates’ career choices and to identify mechanisms to expand intern...