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• 26.08.10 | International Medical Graduate claims training limited
• 25.08.10 | Internship shortage at ‘crisis point’
• 13.08.10 | 2010-2011 First Wave Scholarship Program for 1st and 2nd yr med students
• 05.08.10 | Pathologists push for greater numbers
• 03.08.10 | Australian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA) releases its Elections Priorities
• 25.07.10 | Outstanding in their field: distinguishing medical schools
• 25.07.10 | Professional satisfaction in general practice: does it vary by size of community?
• 23.07.10 | Internships limited in Tasmania for Junior Doctors
• 22.07.10 | Doctors’ earnings: how do GPs rate?
• 22.07.10 | Training Boost for Indigenous Medical Students in Far North Queensland
• 20.07.10 | 90% of GPs happy with career
• 15.07.10 | Privacy, professionalism and Facebook: a dilemma for young doctors
• 13.07.10 | Applications for grants under Rural Health Continuing Education Stream Two
• 25.06.10 | Doc Art Festival 2010
• 21.06.10 | Female GPs Earn 25% Less Than Male Counterparts
• 15.06.10 | New training facilities for Wollongong hospital for doctors
• 18.05.10 | 2010 GPET Convention - Alice Springs 8-9 September 2010
• 03.05.10 | Stepping out on a pathway to progress
• 20.04.10 | The transition from medical student to junior doctor: today's experiences of Tomorrow's Doctors
• 04.04.10 | Medical students' first clinical experiences of death
• 20.03.10 | 19th WONCA World Conference of Family Doctors
• 01.03.10 | Restricted career paths for overseas students graduating from Australian medical schools
• 20.02.10 | Painting the picture: Australasian medical student views on wellbeing teaching and support services
• 04.01.10 | BIT' 2nd Annual International Congress of Cardiology (ICC-2010)
• 28.12.09 | BIT's 1st World Congress of Virus and Infections-2010
• 28.12.09 | BIT's 3rd World Cancer Congress 2010
• 28.12.09 | BIT's 1st Annual World Congress of NeuroTalk-2010
• 28.12.09 | BIT's 8th Annual Congress of International Drug Discovery Science and Technology (IDDST)
• 28.10.09 | 6th Asian Interventional Cardiovascular Therapeutics (AICT) Congress
• 15.10.09 | Medical Careers - Advanced job search engine
• 12.10.09 | 2010 AMA (NSW) Clinical Conference
• 06.10.09 | General Practice Super Clinics — how will they meet their educational objectives?
• 06.10.09 | Social accountability and accreditation: a new frontier for educational institutions
• 29.09.09 | BIT Life Sciences' 1st Annual World Congress of Immunodiseases and Therapy 2010 (WCIT-2010)
• 13.09.09 | 1st Australian Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium
• 11.09.09 | Obstetrics and gynaecology chief resident attitudes toward teaching junior residents under normal working conditions
• 25.08.09 | Tasmanian Ambulance first to use new life-saving technology
• 12.08.09 | 1st Australian Rural & Remote Mental Health Symposium
• 05.08.09 | Women tipped to dominate healthcare
• 01.08.09 | Out of the Shed: Overcoming the Barriers to Men’s Health
• 28.07.09 | CHIK Services' health-e-nation’09 conference
• 27.07.09 | The Black Dog Institute Workshops
• 25.07.09 | $16million Federal Government funding boost for Deakin Medical School’s rural teaching program
• 24.06.09 | Applications for the 2010 intake for the Australian General Practice Training program have now closed
• 23.06.09 | Auckland Doctors
• 20.06.09 | A tale of three hospitals: solving learning and workforce needs together
• 19.06.09 | Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association / Australian Institute of Health Policy Studies 2009 Congress
• 01.06.09 | Sydney obstetrician Andrew Pesce elected as new AMA President elected
• 01.06.09 | Open Disclosure Forum: International Developments and Future Directions
• 19.05.09 | Indigenous medical workforce development: current status and future directions
• 13.05.09 | AMA (NSW) Fiji Clinical Conference
• 04.05.09 | The 8th International Symposium on Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ISOPT)
• 30.04.09 | Interprofessional education in health sciences: the University of Queensland Health Care Team Challenge
• 30.04.09 | New Northern Territory health board announced for Arnhem Land
• 25.04.09 | Statistics released on the Indigenous health labour force
• 15.04.09 | Coping with increasing numbers of medical students in rural clinical schools: options and opportunities
• 02.04.09 | $2.5 Million for New Scholarships to Boost Health Services in the Bush
• 02.04.09 | Directory of Education and Training Statistics, 2009 released by the ABS
• 31.03.09 | ICPM 2009 - 1st International Course on Pain Medicine
• 30.03.09 | Shortage in Supply for Anaesthetists Predicted by 2028
• 29.03.09 | Treading Softly - Climate Change, Healthcare and Carbon Footprint
• 09.03.09 | 1st International Course on Pain Medicine (ICPM)
• 08.03.09 | Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand's 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting
• 03.03.09 | New Northern Territory health board announced for Arnhem Land
• 26.02.09 | 5th ECHO Singapore 2009 Conference
• 25.02.09 | MedConnect
• 05.02.09 | 2nd World Congress on Controversies in Urology
• 02.02.09 | Electives: isn't it time for a change?
• 06.01.09 | Graduation Receptions 2009
• 26.12.08 | Good news for Victorian doctors
• 17.12.08 | Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand's 61st Annual Scientific Meeting
• 09.12.08 | 2008 AMAV ENTERPRISE BARGAINING Victorian Hospital Employed Doctors
• 09.12.08 | In critical care
• 09.12.08 | Keep up the pressure by naming your hospital and explaining your experiences
• 09.12.08 | AMA Fatigue Risk Assessment
• 09.12.08 | Mythbusters
• 08.12.08 | AMA Victoria Mythbusters
• 04.12.08 | COAG announces ongoing additional AGPT places
• 20.11.08 | Minister opens $47.5 million UWS School of Medicine
• 18.11.08 | The rising tide of medical graduates: how will postgraduate training be affected?
• 14.11.08 | An update from AMA Victoria
• 14.11.08 | Doctors 4 Hospitals
• 13.11.08 | 75 more training places for 2009 AGPT
• 10.11.08 | Rudd pledges $148m for GP training
• 09.11.08 | The 13th National Forum on Prevocational Medical Education
• 07.11.08 | Doctors fleeing Victoria for better jobs in Queensland
• 07.11.08 | 2008 AMAV enterprise bargaining Victorian Hospital Employed Doctors
• 05.11.08 | New books available through My Medical Career
• 05.11.08 | Medical Labour Force 2006 Report Released
• 05.11.08 | 2008 GPET convention web link live!
• 01.11.08 | Overloaded junior doctors revolt over hospital working conditions
• 22.10.08 | So you want to be a Doctor?
• 20.10.08 | 1st International Course on Pain Medicine (ICPM)
• 17.10.08 | MWIA Western Pacific Regional Congress: Melbourne, October 2008
• 16.10.08 | Australian Health Review - 2008 Student Paper Award
• 09.10.08 | Finance Forum: Preparing for Graduation (VIC)
• 04.10.08 | Medical Procedures Course 2008
• 19.09.08 | Holistic Health Conference
• 18.09.08 | Basic Invasive Medical Procedures
• 12.09.08 | Wine, Olive oil and Tapas event
• 12.09.08 | Choosing Your Medical Student Electives (Melb Uni)
• 12.09.08 | Looking behind the stethoscope - Reflections by Health Minister and doctors on values and ethos of medical profession; launch of book on life in medicine of doctors
• 11.09.08 | Vascular 2008
• 10.09.08 | Second AGPT intake for 2009 now open
• 09.09.08 | The Medical Women's Congress is fast approaching!
• 03.09.08 | ADMISSION: IMPOSSIBLE
• 27.08.08 | Strengthening Medical Specialist Training Program - 2008
• 25.08.08 | National General Practice Education and Training Convention 2008
• 15.08.08 | Doctor strikes loom as Brumby stalls on pay talks
• 09.08.08 | Doctor's Wellbeing Workshop, Melbourne
• 09.08.08 | Doctor's e-Cohort Study
• 21.07.08 | National Intern Allocation Period
• 19.07.08 | Doctor's Wellbeing Workshop, Sydney
• 16.07.08 | State of Health of Victoria's Doctors
• 15.07.08 | Preparing for the New Generation of Medical Graduates in NSW Forum
• 12.07.08 | Life in the Real World Seminar
• 10.07.08 | Discover Radiation Oncology
• 10.07.08 | International Medical Graduates Underpin Increased Rural GP Numbers
• 08.07.08 | Victorian JMO Forum
• 06.07.08 | AMSA Convention 2008
• 05.07.08 | Heading to AMSA? Don't forget to attend these sessions!
• 04.07.08 | Want to specialise in General Practice?
• 04.07.08 | AMSA Global Health Conference 2008 Commences
• 03.07.08 | Inaugural Victorian JMO Award
• 01.07.08 | Getting the lowdown on Medical Oncology
• 28.06.08 | Cancer Council Essay Competion winner announced.
• 26.06.08 | Australian Specialist Medical Colleges
• 22.06.08 | Hospital Ratings in Western Australia
• 18.06.08 | How much does it really cost?
• 14.06.08 | Study to examine doctor's work choices.
• 10.06.08 | Government initiative eases burden on rural obstetricians
• 07.06.08 | Connecting with indigenous health
• 02.06.08 | Women in Surgery
• 31.05.08 | NSW Medical Careers Expo
• 31.05.08 | Victorian Medical Careers Expo
• 28.05.08 | Careers and Cocktails Evening
• 25.05.08 | South Australian Medical Careers Expo
• 24.05.08 | Student Electives Database
• 22.05.08 | What interns really do...
• 21.05.08 | A day in the life of a doctor
• 18.05.08 | An alternative medical career path
• 16.05.08 | Top medical blog
• 14.05.08 | Exam worries? Perhaps QuizMD can help.
• 12.05.08 | Report: rural doctor shortage remains critical
• 10.05.08 | The Goo Tolerance Index and medical specialty choice
• 08.05.08 | A magazine for Junior Doctors
• 08.05.08 | Opening of the Medical School of Deakin University
• 07.05.08 | The Future of Evidence Based Medicine?
• 06.05.08 | Clinical cases - a more effective way to learn medicine.
• 06.05.08 | Top Medical Blogs Rated
• 04.05.08 | Doctor, Counsel Thyself
• 04.05.08 | Kiwi's looking for greener pastures
• 03.05.08 | Ever thought about working on a cruise ship?
• 03.05.08 | Deakin Medical School opens
• 02.05.08 | Prevocational Symposium 2008
• 01.05.08 | AMA Releases Work-Life Flexibility Report
• 30.04.08 | RAMUS Scholarship: An excellent Opportunity for Rural Students
• 29.04.08 | Is Your Medical Career Ready for a Sea Change?
• 28.04.08 | My Medical Career Launches Scholarship Directory
• 26.04.08 | Cancer Council Essay Competition for Medical Students
• 25.04.08 | Women in medicine
• 24.04.08 | A Case for the Coroner
• 21.04.08 | AMA Fatigue Assessment Tool
• 19.04.08 | Australian doctors seek balanced lives
• 18.04.08 | Considering general practice?
• 15.04.08 | Ministerial Review of Victorian Medical Workforce: Key Findings
• 13.04.08 | New Legislation Introduces Mandatory Reporting of Doctors in NSW
• 12.04.08 | AMSA Intern and Residents Guide 2008
• 06.04.08 | What do Australian doctors really earn?
• 01.04.08 | Irish medical graduates now eligible for AMC exam exemptions
• 28.03.08 | My Medical Career announces first local partnership
• 24.03.08 | Victoria's junior doctors feeling 'used and abused'
• 23.03.08 | Anyone for anaesthetics?
• 21.03.08 | 2008 Medical careers expos
• 15.03.08 | New resource for learning about dementia
• 12.03.08 | Closing Date for AMA Executive Committee Nominations
• 12.03.08 | Junior Doctor's Health Survey
• 07.03.08 | Seminar: Choosing Your Medical Elective
• 05.03.08 | Increased medical student numbers putting clinical training facilities under strain
• 28.02.08 | UK: Medical students make assault on gene pool
• 28.02.08 | My Medical Career partners with the Student Doctor Network
• 25.02.08 | What's new in Pain Medicine?
• 21.02.08 | Inside Medicine Series - Q&As with Doctors from a Range of Specialties.
• 21.02.08 | Closing date for SET registration.
• 18.02.08 | Career advice for doctors suffering from chronic illness
• 18.02.08 | 120 students enrolled at Deakin
• 12.02.08 | Mieke Van Driel Professor of General Practice joins Bond Medical School
• 10.02.08 | New Study to Examine Work/Life Balance in Doctors.
• 08.02.08 | UK ban on Australian specialty trainees
• 06.02.08 | New ways to learn: Medical podcasts
• 03.02.08 | UK doctors flocking to Australia
• 22.01.08 | Web 2.0 – The future of medicine on the internet
• 22.01.08 | AMSA Convention Melbourne 2008 is coming!
• 21.01.08 | Spotlight: Student International Health Organisations
• 20.01.08 | Medical Career Choices Research Project
• 18.01.08 | BMJ Careers Article: “No such thing as a wrong career”
• 17.01.08 | AMC Handbook of Clinical Assessment
• 17.01.08 | Available positions in Vascular Surgery in 2008
• 16.01.08 | UK: Newly qualified medical students are being disadvantaged by the new training system
• 14.01.08 | Peter Jones, new deputy dean at Bond University
• 14.12.07 | Ministerial Review of Victorian Public Health Medical Staff
• 17.08.07 | ANZ Society for Vascular Surgery: Vascular 2007
• 08.07.07 | AMSA convention 2007 closes
• 01.07.07 | AMSA convention 2007 opens
• 01.09.06 | ANZ Society for Vascular Surgery: Vascular 2006
• 16.07.06 | AMSA convention 2006 closes
• 09.07.06 | AMSA convention 2006 opens
• 15.04.06 | Deakin University Rural and Regional Medical School
• 09.04.06 | More medical student places for Victoria
• 09.09.05 | ANZ Society for Vascular Surgery: Vascular 2005
• 03.09.04 | ANZ Society for Vascular Surgery: Vascular 2004
• 10.10.03 | Australian and New Zealand Society of Vascular Surgery: Vascular 2003

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