Update – on 12th May 2015 when the Federal Budget was handed down the government announced that the Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship (MRBS) program was…
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According to information from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), psychologists in Australia provided more than 3.7 million MBS-subsidised mental health services to…
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You may know Dr Judith O’Malley-Ford from her videos, as the author of The Australian Medical Dictionary or for her work as the editor of…
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Colin Waldron, Chair of the Optometry Board of Australia, has questioned whether optometrists are viewed any differently by ophthalmologists today compared with 100 years ago.…
An article recently published in the Medical Journal of Australia has looked at whether a short-term placement of Melbourne-based metropolitan medical students in a rural…
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The Primary Health Care Research & Information Service (PHCRIS) has produced a review of the Home Medicine Review (HMR) program. The main change to the…
My Health Career is pleased to present a guest article from Amanda Low. She is a Registered Nurse, and currently a stay at home mother.…
A recent study by Martyn R Partridge, published in the Journal of the Royal College of Physicians has highlighted the need for the doctors of…
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My Health Career is pleased to present a guest article by Dr Judith O’Malley-Ford, a general practitioner on Brisbane’s north side. She is the author…
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My Health Career would like to thank rural GP Dr Melanie Clothier for allowing us to re-publish this post on our site. It was originally…
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We are well and truly in the middle of “careers expo season”, and at many of the events I attend, there are high school students…
Thousands of Australian doctors and medical students were surveyed regarding their mental health problem, coping skills, and stress levels. According to the beyondblue study, doctors and…
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headspace is Australia’s national youth mental health foundation. It provides young Australians aged 12-25 with mental health, general health, education, employment, and alcohol and drug…
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Thinking about studying medicine and want to know what medical specialties are available? For a list of medical specialties that are acknowledged by the Medical…
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The federal government handed down its 2014-2015 budget on Tuesday 13th May 2014. Click here for the expense measures for health. The government intends for…
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“The bleeping of the machines had ceased. The ICU was cold and sterile, its pale, washed-out decor reflecting the often bleak outlooks of patients contained…
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A recent report published by the Medical Observer suggested that Queensland doctors are on the verge of agreeing to move to individual contracts. It follows…
The Northern Territory Medicare Local is now taking applications for university health students to fly to the Northern Territory to connect with high school students…
Update – on 12th May 2015 when the Federal Budget was handed down the government announced that the Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship program was closed…
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In Australia, the demand for part-time surgical trainees is still thought to be markedly unmatched by the actual number of trainees who would like their…
