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Victorian election commitment to incentivise medical students to become GPs is a welcome start
The Australian Medical Students Association (AMSA) welcomes the Victorian Labor Party’s election commitment to spend $32 million to incentivise medical graduates to become GPs. “We are pleased to see the state government propose a package to provide $30,000 top-up payments for first-year general practitioner trainees. As medical graduates transition from…
Peak student bodies calls for systemic reforms in disability and higher education in Australia following chronic lack of actionÂ
The National Union of Students (‘NUS’), Australian Law Students’ Association (‘ALSA’) and the Australian Medical Students’ Association (‘AMSA’) have joined forces to demand the higher education sector to take strong measures to address discrimination experienced by people with disability in Australia. The joint position statement and research report from ALSA,…
AMSA Releases Recommendations to Address General Practice Shortages by Increasing Student Interest
The Australian Medical Students Association (AMSA) has released a report titled: Medical Student Interest in General Practice – Reversing the Trend: Government, Universities and General Practice Colleges. This report is following a Roundtable held by AMSA on the 11th of October which was attended by all major stakeholders in medical education,…
AMSA Iranian Protests Statement
The Australian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA) calls for the Iranian government to respect freedom of expression and protect the rights of all people, including women, within their nation. A few weeks ago, a 22-year-old Iranian woman was brutally arrested and assaulted for not wearing the hijab properly. The force used during her…
‘We need more role models’ – Medical students call for greater disability representation and support in the healthcare world
The Australian Medical Students Association (AMSA) calls for medical schools and healthcare systems across the nation to actively support students and professionals with disabilities. Considering almost 20% of Australians have reported to have a disability [1], the current healthcare systems are lacking the protocols and resources to adequately address the…
Australian Medical Students Save 10,000 Lives
Thousands of medical students across Australia have flocked over the past two months to be part of one of the country’s biggest blood donation drives. President of the Australian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA), Jasmine Davis stated: “Our annual drive, affectionately known as the Vampire Cup, is a time students can roll up their…
Medical Students disappointed in the federal government regarding lack of support for trans and gender diverse communities
The Australian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA) is extremely disappointed by the recent comments made by members of the federal government regarding the trans and gender diverse community. AMSA expresses deep concern regarding stigmatising representations of gender affirming care in political debate and the disregard for the mental health of trans…
Medical students say more students is not the solution to Australia’s health crisis
The Australian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA) strongly opposes the Group of Eight Universities’ recommendation for the incoming Government to fund an additional 1,000 medical student Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs). “The simplistic suggestion that increasing medical student numbers is a solution to the multi-faceted problems facing healthcare is false and irresponsible. Having more medical…
Medical Students Oppose Budget Increase of Commonwealth Supported Places
The Australian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA) opposes the Federal Budget announcement of introducing 80 new medical Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) at rural campuses. “What this announcement represents is the Government taking the easy way out. It is a missed opportunity of CSP redistribution, whereby they could have taken city-based places…