“An important part of closing the Indigenous health and life expectancy gap is to build an adequate workforce that includes Indigenous doctors and health professionals.”
AMA President, Dr Steve Hambleton,
Consider the facts, there are currently;
175 Indigenous medical practitioners
226 Indigenous medical students
Picture above: Recently The University of Western Sydney’s saw four high-achieving Indigenous medical students make the transition to university graduate, hospital intern and junior doctor. Anysia Den, Angus McNally, Rachel Farrelly and Paul Saunders have all completed the University’s intensive five-year Bachelor of Medicine/ Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) program
AMA Press Release
AMA President, Dr Steve Hambleton, today encouraged Indigenous medical students to apply for the 2014 AMA Indigenous Peoples’ Medical Scholarship.
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Dr Hambleton said that an important part of closing the Indigenous health and life expectancy gap is to build an adequate workforce that includes Indigenous doctors and health professionals.
“There is evidence that there is a greater chance of improved health outcomes when Indigenous people are treated by Indigenous doctors and health professionals,” Dr Hambleton said.
“The numbers of Indigenous doctors are steadily increasing, but every effort needs to be made to help make it possible for Indigenous people to study medicine.
“This is why the AMA offers the Indigenous Peoples’ Medical Scholarship of $9000 per annum for aspiring Indigenous doctors.
“The scholarship has assisted many Indigenous men and women who may not otherwise have had the financial resources to study medicine.
The scholarship was established in 1995. Applications for the scholarship must be in by 30 January 2014.
To be eligible to apply for the scholarship, students must currently be enrolled full time at an Australian medical school and be eligible for ABSTUDY.
For further information on how to apply for the 2013 AMA Indigenous Peoples’ Medical Scholarship visit:
https://ama.com.au/indigenous-peoples-medical-scholarship-2014
20 November 2013
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