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Prac payment plea for future rural doctors

Prac payment plea for future rural doctors

Association backs the amendment to fund medical student placements and ease rural doctor shortages in Australia.

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Medical students in uniform

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The Australian Medical Association (AMA) is backing a legislative amendment by Independent MP Dr Monique Ryan to include medical students in the federal prac payment scheme.

The draft amendment aims to alleviate financial pressure on students required to complete 2,000 hours of unpaid clinical placements, many of which are in rural and …

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