Longitudinal data to enable evidence-informed change

Interview with Dr Hashim Abdeen,
Chair, AMA Council of Doctors in Training

Giving a voice to other doctors in training is what motivates Dr Hashim Abdeen, the Chair of the AMA Council of Doctors in Training.

'Medical training can be extremely hierarchical... 29/06/2020 | Read full article

2020 Medical training survey coming soon

The 2020 Medical Training Survey (MTS) opens in early August, giving Australia's 30,000+ doctors in training in Australia a voice about the quality and experience of medical training in Australia.

This year, doctors in training can call out the impact... 29/06/2020 | Read full article

Medical Training Survey delivers many positives - but long hours, bullying, and harassment are serious concerns for doctors in training

Australia’s first-ever national medical training survey (MTS) has revealed that most trainees rate their training very highly, but many are still unacceptably experiencing excessive hours, heavy workload, bullying, harassment, or discrimination.

The survey was conducted by the Medical Board of Australia... 10/02/2020 | Read full article

The results of the first national survey of doctors in training in Australia are now public

Nearly 10,000 doctors in training took part in the first Medical Training Survey (MTS), creating the first national, comprehensive picture of medical training in Australia.

Medical Board of Australia Chair, Dr Anne Tonkin, said the MTS results provide an... 10/02/2020 | Read full article

Building an evidence base for cultural change - Medical Board of Australia

Close to 10,000 doctors in training took part in the first Medical Training Survey, which has now closed.

Thanks to every doctor in training who participated – 27 per cent of all doctors in training took the time to share their... 01/10/2019 | Read full article

Medical Training Survey a valuable tool

This year's Ahpra renewal will come with a link to a survey. Yes, it's August and I think I'm somewhere in the high 100s of survey invites, and wistfully imagining winning the occasional iPad or gift card that's sometimes used... 06/09/2019 | Read full article

AMA Urges Participation in New Medical Training Survey

The AMA is urging all doctors in training to share the positives and negatives of their medical training experiences by taking the new national Medical Training Survey (MTS), which opens today and will run until 30 September 2019.

AMA President, Dr... 01/08/2019 | Read full article

National profession-wide survey to create a snapshot of medical training in Australia

A new national, profession-wide survey will soon give Australia’s 30,000 doctors in training the chance to have their say about the quality and experience of medical training in Australia.

The Medical Training Survey (MTS) is open from 1 August to 30... 25/07/2019 | Read full article

By the Australian Medical Association

GP registrars are encouraged to complete the Medical Training Survey (MTS) which will run from 1 August to 30 September 2019. The MTS will be anonymous, confidential and accessible online. Survey results will be used to improve medical training in... 18/07/2019 | Read full article

By Dr Chris Wilson, Co-Deputy Chair, AMA Council of Doctors in Training

From internship through to fellowship, every doctor in training can think of jobs they’d go back to in a heart beat and in equal numbers, roles they’d run a mile from. The quality of supervision, workplace culture and education opportunities... 05/07/2019 | Read full article