Characteristics of students entering Australian medical schools 1989 to 1997

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  Note: listed as 'The characteristics of medical students entering medical schools'.

Publication table of contents

• Contents
• Abbreviations
• List of Tables and List of Figures
• Membership of the Australian Medical Workforce Advisory Committee
• Preface
• Executive Summary
• 1 Introduction
  • Medical student characteristics
  • Definitions
  • Methodology
  • Structure of the Report
• 2 The Impact of Doctor Characteristics on Workforce Structure
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Home background
  • Socio-economic status
  • Country of birth
  • Personal preferences
• 3 Characteristics of the Australian Medical Workforce
  • Number of medical practitioners
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Home background: rural
  • Home background: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
  • Country of birth
  • Summary of the characteristics of the Australian medical workforce
• 4 Medical Student Characteristics: 1989 to 1997
  • Course commencements and completions
  • Admission status, 1997
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Gender and country of birth
  • Rural background
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background
  • Socio-economic background
  • Country of birth
  • Summary of medical student characteristics and trends
• 5 University Medical School Policies and Strategies: 1997 and Beyond
  • Admission policies and criteria - graduate entry medical schools
  • Admission policies and criteria - undergraduate entry medical schools
  • Expected policy changes - graduate entry medical schools
  • Expected policy changes - undergraduate entry medical schools
  • Strategies to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student participation in medical schools - graduate entry medical schools
  • Strategies to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student participation in medical schools - undergraduate entry medical schools
  • Strategies to improve rural student participation - graduate entry medical schools
  • Strategies to improve rural student participation - undergraduate entry medical schools
  • Summary of medical school policies and strategies: 1997 and beyond
• 6 The Likely Impact of Trends in Medical Student Characteristics on the Australian Medical Workforce
  • Age and gender
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation
  • Rural background student participation
  • Country of birth
  • Conclusions
• 7 References
• Appendix
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Statistical Profile of Australian Resident Undergraduate Medical Students