June 2008 - Medical News and Events

Cancer Council Essay Competion winner announced.

Posted in News on 28.06.08
Congratulations to Sonakshi Sharma from the University of Western Australia, winner of the Cancer Council's Essay Competition . Sonakshi's winning essay - Cancer prevention is better than cure - can be viewed online at the Cancer Council website. Sonakshi will...
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Australian Specialist Medical Colleges

Posted in News on 26.06.08
Want to interview your training college before they interview you? Have you ever wanted to know where each training college is located? My Medical Career has just launched its first map, Australian Specialist Medical Colleges. The map shows all specialty...
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Hospital Ratings in Western Australia

Posted in News on 22.06.08
The training hospitals in Western Australia were reviewed by the AMA (WA) in 2004. The reviews are based on surveys completed by doctors working in the hospitals who rate the hospital based on performance in a variety of areas. The...
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How much does it really cost?

Posted in News on 18.06.08
In the Exploring Your Options section of My Medical Career we have information about Medical Indemnity. To give our users an idea of the current costs of medical indemnity we have updated a chart on the page, How much does...
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Study to examine doctor's work choices.

Posted in News on 14.06.08
The Doctor's e-cohort is a longitudinal study which aims to examine the factors influencing the careers decisions of Australian doctors and medical students, and the recruitment and retention of doctors in metropolitan, rural and remote regions. The study is driven...
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Government initiative eases burden on rural obstetricians

Posted in News on 10.06.08
The Federal Government has boosted spending on a scheme designed to attract locum obstetricians to work in rural Australia. The Specialist Obstetrician Locum Scheme (SOLS) is a government initiative which pays half the cost of employing a locum, as well...
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Connecting with indigenous health

Posted in News on 07.06.08
Check out this website - the Australian Indigenous Medical Electives Database - which aims to involve medical students in indigenous health. It features a database of indigenous health placements which can be undertaken as an elective. No two communities are...
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Women in Surgery

Posted in News on 02.06.08
A career in surgery has traditionally been viewed as a male dominated field. With an increasing proportion of doctors being female there has also been an increase in the proportion of female surgical trainees. The College of Surgeons is committed...
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