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Page 1: Indigenous Medical Education: Achieving Quality and Quantity Dr Craig Richards Ms Leanne Holt A/Prof. John Stuart.

Indigenous Medical Education:

Achieving Quality and Quantity

Dr Craig Richards

Ms Leanne Holt

A/Prof. John Stuart

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17 Medical Schools are, or will soon be, seeking to recruit Indigenous medical

students under alternative entry pathways.

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31. Small Student NumbersChallenges:• Students at universities with few Indigenous students

are isolated from peer support

• Universities are unable to evaluate changes in progression rates within a meaningful timeframe

Limits resources available to a university to comprehensively support their students

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2. Limited Staffing

Challenges:• Students receive either

• a thin veneer of generalist services, or • some needs are comprehensively met whilst others are

ignored

• Universities are vulnerable to loss of corporate knowledge and strategic direction with staff turnover

• Staff career paths are unclear

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53. Shortage of Indigenous doctors and senior Indigenous academics

Challenges:• Difficulty recruiting suitable staff

• Not all universities benefit from the experience and vision of a senior academic

• Universities are limited in their capacity to mentor both students and staff

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Can we overcome these limitations by establishing a

co-ordinated national program of Indigenous medical education?

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Benefits of a national approach

• Universities can work together to provide a comprehensive system of cross-institutional support accessible by all students

• Combined student numbers allows meaningful evaluation to occur

• The skills of senior academics are efficiently utilised, providing strategic direction at a national level

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Benefits of a national approach

• Indigenous medical students support each other as a national cohort

• Staff benefit from mentoring and career development opportunities within a national framework

• Fosters co-operation rather than competition between universities

• Universities negotiate with government as a single

cohesive lobby

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How could a new national system work?

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A geographical cluster model

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Role: Central Support Unit

• Develop and maintain a web portal for students and prospective students to access information, resources and each other online– Detailed information regarding cross-institutional

support programs and how to access them– Discussion board for students to share notes,

access peer support and mentors– Library of existing notes and online tutorials– Comprehensive scholarships database

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Role: Central Support Unit

• Co-ordinate a national program of on-call academic assistance and live interactive tutorials

• Facilitate a rigorous national system of ongoing evaluation of existing programs

• Co-ordinate an evidence based national selection process

• Develop national network of individuals and organisations willing to assist students (as mentors, employers, benefactors)

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Role: Clusters

• Cluster as a whole provides a comprehensive support system to its students

• Each university contributes some specialised support services to this system

• Universities collaborate to deliver generic recruitment activities within cluster’s catchment area

• To facilitate ongoing relationships, a common O-week camp and cross-institutional activities for all cluster students and staff

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Building Clusters

Key tasks-• Identify needs common to all Indigenous medical

education programs within cluster

• Utilise existing institutional strengths

• Remove duplication

• Develop specialisation

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Conclusion

• 17 universities will soon be offering Indigenous alternative entry pathways, improving access to medical training

• Increasing the number of universities independently operating Indigenous medical education programs replicates existing problems

• A co-ordinated national system has the potential to resolve these problems, improving the quality of all Indigenous medical education programs across Australia

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PS. Pilot cluster forming now...

Please join us!

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