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Vic Medezine - May 2009

We hope you enjoy the May edition of Vic Medezine. Remember, if you would like to contribute a story of interest, please click on Contribute from the menu at the bottom of the page.

Feature stories:

MSCV: Working to ensure quality clinical education

Australia’s doctor shortage has developed into a sizeable issue over past years. Many solutions have been proposed to tackle this growing problem. Strong advocacy on the issue has been successful with a large increase in medical student places ac...

Hospital Preferences

It’s approaching the season. Hospital preference season. If you’re graduating this year, the selection of hospital preferences will be, in many ways, your first act of true professional, autonomous decision making. It also marks the be...

What does AMA Victoria's EBA mean for medical students?

The key changes which will have impact on you and your career are: Starting salaries Intern salaries will increase helping newly appointed doctors to manage their student loans and living expenses. This makes Victoria a much more attractive plac...

Will the doctors of the future meet the standards of the doctors of today?

Gone are the days when a wise and experienced doctor would take a young medical student under their wing and carefully mould them into a medical professional of the future. Students must now compete for the time and expertise of doctors in a public hos...