Watch the MSCV 2012 Forum

The increased number of medical students training through the Victorian health care system and the impact of quality of medical education has been a concern for the Medical Student Council of Victoria (MSCV) since its inception in 2007.

However, an additional concern is the number of prevocational and vocational training positions which also need to rise with increased junior doctors. Have you considered if you will get an internship? Or whether entry into the specialty pathway of your choice will be more competitive? For international students, do you know your prospects of being able to secure internships in the future?

MSCV brought together key stakeholders in medical student education, prevocational training and vocational training to discuss these issues.

Speakers include:

Jamie Alexander – Australian Medical Students’ Association
Ian Graham – Prevocational Medical Council of Victoria
Geoffrey Metz – Committee of President of Medical Colleges, Epworth Hospital
Sarah Mansfield – AMA Victoria Doctors-in-Training

This forum was open to all current medical students considering further training in Victoria.

Watch the MSCV 2012 Forum

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Code Green: exploring the impact of climate change on human health

‘Climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century‘ (The Lancet, 2009)
Join an eminent panel of academic and policy experts for a public discussion on the significance of climate change, the challenges it presents to global public health, and what needs to be done to tackle an issue that threatens the lives and livelihoods of billions of people.

The Event is proudly supported by Avant, AMAVic, and AMA Financial Services.

This year’s ball will meld all things wonderful about winter, with a fine three course meal and a brilliant band, and all for a good cause.

The Godknows Orphanage Supporting Scheme is a community development project in the Kartu Village, Mazowe District, Zimbabwe. It aims to provide shelter, nutritious food and practical skills development for HIV/AIDs orphans. Proceeds from the ball will help to support the establishment of horticultural projects, which in turn will enable the orphanage to grow and sell produce and become self-sustaining.

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May be interesting?

An overview of the show is available on the SBS website here.

You can read the full article here.

The most specific outcome pertaining to students is that the new national medical board will be required to register medical students. This will not be new for Victorian medical students as we are all already required to register with the Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria when we commence first year, however it will bring other states in line with us. This will allow the national board to take an interest in student impairment or serious legal convictions where public safety is at risk, as already occurs in Victoria. Are there any other implications? Well we have heard stories where on rare occassions interstate students have had difficult completing training (e.g. elective) in states other than their own due to registration issues so we hope national registration of students will alleviate this ridiculousness!

AMSA and the AMA have naturally been working hard to represent medical students and the medical profession in general in this issue. Broadly speaking, AMSA supports National Registration as it will finally allow our tertiary qualifications (i.e. MBBS) to be universally recognised around Australia and thus allow medical graduates from an Australian uni to be able to practice freely anywhere in this great country. HOWEVER, The serious reservations concern national accreditation, which we worry will the government to meddle with accreditation standards of Australian medical degrees to suit workforce needs and will detrimentally effect the high regard Australian medical graduates currently have in the global arena. You can read AMSA’s full submission to the government here. And if you’re interested further in the issue the AMA has its say here.

Email your thoughts to mscv [at] mscv.ummss.org.au.

Thanks must go to the Doctors in Training subdivision of AMA Vic and of course AMA Victoria.

Click here for The EBA: Intern/HMO Guide.

Don’t miss this unbeatable chance for all final year Melbourne and Monash students to get the REAL DEAL on choosing your Victorian hospital placement. AMA DiT is giving you the opportunity to have all your TOUGH questions answered, in confidence, by junior doctors in the KNOW. This is an UNMISSABLE night for all final years, providing you with all the information, frank perspectives and open opinions you need to make the crucial decisions regarding internship and beyond.

And it’s even FREE (for AMAVic Student Members…which is also FREE to join) So keep an eye out at your hospitals for registration forms, as places are limited.

www.amavic.com.au

Read the orginal article published in Queensland’s Courier Mail here.