Imperatives in medical education and training in response to demands for a sustainable workforce

5 December 2005

journal article
medical education
Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia

Vol. 183 (11-12) , 595-598
https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb00046.x

Abstract

Factors to be considered in planning our medical workforce to meet future needs include: Need for outcomes‐based curricular designs in medical schools and postgraduate training. Shortening the length of medical training. Improving career flexibility to permit professional reinvention. Developing awareness within the profession about how innovation happens.

Keywords

EDUCATION

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