AMA Trainee Forum discusses support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander trainees
The Australian Medical Association Council of Doctors in Training (AMACDT) and Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Associate (AIDA) co-facilitated the second trainee forum of 2022 on 28 April. AMACDT, AIDA and specialist medical college trainee chairs and representatives discussed how specialist medical colleges can better support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander trainees to progress to Fellowship.
Trainees identified a range of initiatives and actions undertaken by medical colleges to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander trainees and discussed actions to be better allies to First Nations trainees. Three key themes of cultural safety integration, elevating and valuing First Nations voices, and engaging in critical reflection emerged from trainee discussions.
Trainees acknowledged that while Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representation, safety and supports within medical colleges have improved, there is more that colleges can do to support First Nations trainees. You can read the outcomes and communique of the AMACDT Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander trainees Trainee Forum here.