AMACDT’s new leadership team

The AMACDT welcomes Dr Michael Bonning as its new Chair. Dr Bonning is a resident medical officer at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and has an interest in obstetrics & gynaecology.

Dr Bonning takes over from Dr Andrew Perry.  Thanks go to Dr Perry for his tireless advocacy on behalf of junior doctors over the past 12 months.

Dr Bonning will be assisted by Dr Rob Mitchell as Deputy Chair. Dr Mitchell is a resident medical officer at Geelong Hospital and will shortly begin training in emergency medicine.

Election 2010

The AMA has called for health policy to be the top priority in this Federal election. Each week the AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, is giving his views on the different health policies of the major parties throughout the 2010 election.

Please join in the conversation on health and let us know your views. You can comment via the President’s blog on the AMA's website.

AMA health policy platform for Election 2010

Just after the election was called, the AMA released Key Health Issues for the 2010 Federal Election – a summary of the major health issues that the AMA considers must be addressed by the major parties during the election campaign.

There is a strong emphasis on medical training and education issues in our election document, and we have called on governments to provide enough training places in public hospitals to match the output from medical schools and satisfy future community needs.  Read more

AMA position statement on competency-based training

In response to the growing debate in the medical profession about the potential impact of competency-based training on the outcomes of medical education, the AMA has developed a position statement on competency-based training in medical education.  Find out more

Online resources on doctors’ health and wellbeing

The AMA has developed a helpful web page that gives useful tips, information and resources and on doctors’ health and wellbeing.  Find out more

Australian Curriculum Framework for Junior Doctors website resources

The Australian Curriculum Framework website has been updated, and now includes resources for junior doctors on clinical management, professionalism and communication topics.  These resources have been reviewed by junior doctors, for junior doctors.  Find out more

UN NGO conference: Advance Global Health

Thank you to all the junior doctors who expressed interest in representing the AMA at the United Nations Department of Public Information NGO conference on advancing global health in Melbourne on 30 August-1 September. An overwhelming number of applications were received – all of an exceptionally high quality. A report on the conference will feature in a future edition of e-DIT.

The conference organisers have also called for volunteers to help in a variety of areas, such as assisting in the media centre and reporting conference proceedings.  Find out more.

The Nossal Institute for Global Health will host its 6th Annual Global Health Forum on 2 September after the UN conference concludes. More details, including information on how to register, are available here.

MJA job share noticeboard

MJA Job Share is a free noticeboard facility for doctors who would like to arrange shared working arrangements with other doctors. You can notify specific job share opportunities or register your interest in job sharing so that like-minded doctors or employers can contact you.

This service is sponsored by the AMA.  Find out more

AMACDT on Facebook and Twitter

The AMACDT has an AMA Doctors-in-Training Network on Facebook. This site has photos, links and posts and regular updates on the council’s activities. You can also follow the AMACDT on Twitter.

Contact us

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