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by
Elliot D,
29 May, 2016
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As the middle of the year quickly falls upon us, with the GAMSAT results being released and medical school interview offers just around the corner, we here at GradReady believe it is an appropriate time to give you an insight into the medical profession that you will be entering. All of you will most likely be aware that entry into medical school is an exceptionally competitive process; thousands of hopeful students sit the GAMSAT® Exam, only the very top GAMSAT® Exam scores are considered for interviews, and only a comparative handful of hopefuls make it into medical school next year. For more information about this, check out our blog article, Is my GAMSAT score good enough?
Although it may seem like I am being a bearer of bad news, it unfortunately doesn’t get much easier when you finally make it out of medical school. I tell you this, after reading a report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, not to scare or intimidate anyone – but to ensure you are all fully informed, and can plan for success.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has detailed how almost 30,000 extra medical practitioners have been added to the system over the past decade, as successive governments sought to address the shortages and maldistribution of doctors across the country. However, with all good intentions aside, it appears that the government (though working with the Colleges) have allowed more doctors in some specialties than is required, yet less in others. We also still have a serious problem with ongoing shortages in regional and remote areas and a system still reliant on overseas graduates.