eMJA: Why Australia needs a national college of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health

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Why Australia needs a national college of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health

John Daniels and Sophie Couzos

MJA 2009; 190 (10): 573

To the Editor: The recent article by Parker1 presents an interesting case for the establishment of a national academic college of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. The notion has been considered within Aboriginal health policy forums in the past, and the federal parliamentary Inquiry into Indigenous Health2 noted that an exploration of the merits of creating a new medical specialty for health care providers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples was arguably favourable. On the other hand, the concept has not gained significant support from some existing medical colleges.

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