Media Releases
28 April 2021
Inclusive medical education: Guidance on medical program applicants and students with a disability
20 March 2020
Principles to support medical students’ safe and useful roles in the COVID-19 health workforce
19 March 2020
Medical Students’ contribution to the health workforce response to COVID-19
24 September 2019
Medical Students Need a Connected Pathway for a Rural Career
23 January 2019
Medical Deans and supporting the Rural and Regional Workforce
11 September 2018
Over a third of Medical Graduates want a Career in Rural and Regional Practice
3 July 2018
Increasing our Understanding of Medical Students Contribution to Hospital Services
8 May 2018
Rural Medical School Announcement a Political Fix that Misses the Mark
22 November 2017
Letter to Editor: Medical Deans are Committed to Student Health and Wellbeing
16 August 2017
Latest Snapshot of Who Will be Australia’s Next Doctors
26 June 2017
Medical Deans Welcomes Australia’s First National Rural Health Commissioner
24 May 2017
City-Based Specialist Training the Stumbling Block for Supply of More Rural Doctors
25 May 2017
What Needs to Happen to Build Resilience and Improve Mental Health among Junior Doctors
13 April 2017
Regional Hubs to Train Doctors in the Regions for the Regions
14 December 2016
Medical Deans Welcomes Government Commitment on Medical Workforce Needs in Regional and Rural Australia
24 November 2016
Medical Deans sign Statement of Agreed Principles on a Respectful Culture in Medicine
2 November 2016
Letter to SMH Editor on Bullying and Harassment
11 October 2016
Wollongong Hosts Medical Deans Annual Conference 2016
9 October 2016
Survey Reveals Unique Snapshot of Future Doctors
8 June 2016
International Recognition for Leaders in Indigenous Education Network
26 May 2016
Specialist Training Needed to Keep Young Doctors in the Bush
30 March 2016
Boost Postgraduate Training and Doctors will Stay in the Regions
8 March 2016
Medical Deans Celebrate Women’s Achievements
11 February 2016
Medical Deans Support Strong Action to Close the Gap
9 November 2015
Medical Schools 5 Year Trend Data
13 October 2015
Deans support evidence base review of the MBS
23 July 2015
Deans congratulate new NHMRC leadership team
13 July 2015
Carmel Tebbutt heads up Medical Deans
6 July 2015
A new leadership team for Medical Deans
18 May 2015
Australia needs more doctors in the bush; not another urban medical school
15 April 2015
COMMUNIQUE – Bi-national Assessment Collaboration Workshop
2 April 2015
Deans Congratulate outstanding medical researchers
12 November 2014
Communique November 2014
5 September 2014
More doctors for regional and rural Australia
21 July 2014
Deans welcome boost to Medical Research
11 July 2014
FACT SHEET: Contributions and Costs of a Medical Qualification
2 July 2014
Exciting new developments for the Medical School Outcomes Database (MSOD) project
2 December 2013
Federal MP supports Rural Clinical Schools
27 September 2013
Medical Schools – CURRENT and PROPOSED: Fact Sheet
14 August 2013
$8M windfall to boost internship program
7 August 2013
The evidence is in – we need to put doctors where we need them, not new medical schools
24 July 2013
Answer to rural GP shortage local interns
26 July 2013
Deans welcome support to put junior doctors where we need them
13 June 2013
Landmark Aboriginal medical education agreement signed
3 June 2013
Private student training ‘fantastic’
5 June 2013
Coalition divided over plan for new regional medical school
4 June 2013
New medical schools ‘a mistake’, says new President
22 February 2013
Demand rising for Australia-trained docs
9 November 2012
Deans welcome new intern places
9 November 2012
Deans welcome new WA intern places
25 October 2012
Internships are not a privilege to be sold
22 October 2012
Foreign medical students fight for right to complete degrees
5 October 2012
Young doctors need a dose of funding
25 September 2012
Act now or lose 150-plus doctors
21 September 2012
Medical education for the future
21 August 2012
Staying the course: University attrition rates key to true parity
21 August 2012
More indigenous medical students create milestone
20 August 2012
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical student numbers jump
6 August 2012
Teaching crisis for trainee doctors
23 July 2012
Lack of hospital internships threaten future doctor numbers
23 July 2012
Intern changes welcome, but more to do
23 July 2012
Not Enough Internships for Medical Graduates
26 May 2012
Why Australia’s medical system is discriminatory
14 May 2012
Australia ‘needs’ international med students
30 April 2012
Deans welcome workforce report
19 March 2012
Med grads face no-man’s land
14 March 2012
Hospital intern plan risks exodus of foreign students
16 January 2012
First graduates from new medical school
28 November 2011
Racism continues on campuses
27 November 2011
Landmark Indigenous agreement signed
7 November 2011
Medical Students take expertise offshore
4 November 2011
Lack of internships may send Australian trained doctors elsewhere
4 November 2011
Doctors in demand by poachers
3 November 2011
First studies on medical student data
9 September 2011
Medical Deans & AIDA working together to deliver doctors who will make a difference
2 September 2011
Deans contribute to health workforce reform
30 May 2011
Firm up medical numbers, urges new president
27 May 2011
Medical schools call for 50% funding boost
25 May 2011
Medical Schools seek rise in funding
25 May 2011
Medicinal Values
18 May 2011
Increase in University funding
30 April 2011
International Students
18 February 2011
Deans welcome funding agreement
6 February 2011
MJA article on conflict of interest – a response
29 September 2010
Action on Medical Training: Joint Statement
19 August 2010
No new schools before 2014, say Deans
13 April 2010
Keep medical student numbers on hold
15 March 2010
Deans welcome PM Rudd’s announcement
9 March 2010
Medical students may never qualify, warn Deans
5 March 2010
Deans welcome federal hospital plan
24 February 2010
We must guarantee training places for all
1 February 2010
Letter to the Editor
11 December 2009
Deans welcome new federal funding
30 October 2009
Doctor numbers set to soar
23 September 2009
‘Closing the Gap’ in Alice Springs
17 June 2009
Australian medical students swing towards general practice careers
16 June 2009
Training places must meet demand for doctors, says New Medical Deans’ President
3 October 2008
Agreement to raise Indigenous doctor numbers and improve Indigenous health: JOINT MEDIA RELEASE: Medical Australia and New Zealand/ Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association
8 September 2008
Clinical training at risk if not funded by Healthcare Agreements
28 February 2008
Healthcare agreements should fund clinical training: Medical Deans
28 June 2007
NT child protection plan needs medical workforce trained in Indigenous health
9 May 2007
Increased funding per student welcome but won’t fully train Doctors
13 April 2007
Medical leaders want one body to set education standards for Doctors
9 April 2007
MedEd Conference: Gen X and Y prompt review of medical training
4 April 2007
MedEd Conference: Australia’s medical workforce
12 January 2007
Medical Deans Change Name and Launch Resources Campaign