AI Holds Potential to Revolutionise Medicine

ABC News reports on the recent deal negotiated between the AMA, the Rural Doctors' Association of South Australia and the Rural Support Service, which provides an additional $10,000 to GPs who move to regional towns in South Australia. Current GPs can receive a recognition payment of up to $5,000, while Flinders University is set to start a new program to increase the supply of rural trainee doctors trained regionally rather than in the city.

Read our report which summarises key information and statistics from the latest Medical Training Survey (MTS), which helps to measure the current demographics, workload, training quality, professional satisfaction, and future intentions of Doctors in Training in Australia. We look at current trends by comparing the latest MTS results to the last 5 years.

This article explores the updated directive from the Australian government to prioritise employer-sponsored visa applications for occupations carried out in regional areas. This priority shift will help to support regional and rural health employers who are facing critical staff and skills shortages.

The latest ABS statistics: the proportion of Health Care and Social Assistance businesses reporting vacancies continues to trend downward. Job vacancy volumes are still high compared to pre-pandemic years, but the rate of growth is slowing. Strong quarterly gains for total jobs, filled jobs and employees demonstrates continued resilience in the sector despite contractions and rising unemployment in other industries.