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Prevocational medical training in Australia: Where does it need to go?

Medical Journal of Australia
Journal · Vol. 184 · Issue 7 · pp. 349-352
Abstract

• The workplace remains the most important learning environment for junior doctors in their postgraduate years. • There is no national curriculum to guide the education of prevocational doctors. • The apprenticeship model is under threat, and is not sustainable in the future without significant changes to the system. • Supervision is crucial for junior doctors' learning and for safe, quality patient care.

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learning medical education workplace Vocational education curriculum Australia United Kingdom physician postgraduate education review patient care Canada educational model education program health care quality
Author Affiliations
Medical Education Unit and Simulation Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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