To the Editor: We surveyed current medical students and interns in Western Australia over the 5 weeks from 23 September to 30 October 2005 to determine their awareness of, and views on, the imminent increase in clinical student and intern numbers as a result of federal government plans to increase medical student numbers nationwide, and to seek opinion on proposed strategies to cope with the demand on health education resources.
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- 1. McGrath BP, Graham IS, Crotty BJ, Jolly BC. Lack of integration of medical education in Australia: the need for change. Med J Aust 2006; 184: 346-348. <MJA full text>
- 2. Paltridge D. Prevocational medical training in Australia: where does it need to go? Med J Aust 2006; 184: 349-352. <MJA full text>
- 3. Olson LG, Hill SR, Newby DA. Barriers to student access to patients in a group of teaching hospitals. Med J Aust 2005; 183: 461-463. <MJA full text>
- 4. Crotty BJ. More students and less patients: the squeeze on medical teaching resources. Med J Aust 2005; 183: 444-445. <MJA full text>
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We thank Mr Bernard Blackham for website design and support, Dr Seonaid Mulroy for questionnaire design, Mr Michael Winlo, President of Western Australian Medical Student Society and Mr Jan Rusman, President of Medical Students Association of Notre Dame University for supporting the survey.
Ruth Blackham and Ian Rogers are members of Medical Defence Association of Western Australia (MDAWA). MDAWA provided a single $50 book voucher as a prize incentive for survey respondents.