Same work but no training pathway for unaccredited registrars
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The episode discusses the challenges faced by medical students in becoming accredited specialists and the implications for healthcare access in Australia.
It's become harder for medical students to qualify as a fully accredited specialist. This delay is having a profound impact on the wellbeing of doctors and on access to specialists across Australia. A new study shows people experiencing 'gout flares' more frequently have a higher likelihood of developing heart disease. In the news: Twenty years ago, the first dose of the HPV vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer was administered. What's the impact of the research that led to this, from University of Queensland's Emeritus Professor Ian Frazer AC and his colleague Dr Jian Zhou? A Select Committee on Women's Health will look for the first time at post-partum care and pregnancy, amongst other issues that will support women. Submissions close on October 9. Genetic markers for stress have been investigated in donated brain tissue of people with schizophrenia, showing stress genes had been turned on. Two more people have died of measles in the United States References Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 2026-2030 Surgical Pathways Strategy Department of Health: Whole of Medical Workforce Supply and Demand Study Annual gout flare frequency as a marker of sustained…
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