Medical Student Survey Report 2008
This research was commissioned by WAGPET and conducted by the Australian Medical Association of Western Australia (AMA (WA)). Both organisations would like to acknowledge the support of the Western Australian Medical Students’ Society and the Medical Student Association of Notre Dame. Their input into the development of the questionnaire and its distribution to medical students, as well as their involvement in focus groups conducted during 2007 was invaluable.
The survey and the focus group results provide important information for all organisations with an interest in the training of future General Practitioners in WA. The results highlight the importance of positive role models during undergraduate training, and the need to promote general practice as an intellectually stimulating career which offers variety across both clinical practise and work environments.
Encouraged by these results, WAGPET and the AMA (WA) intend to continue this research as a longitudinal study of these medical students as they progress through their undergraduate years and into prevocational training. The results and analysis of this future research will be published as it becomes available.
To download a copy of the report click here
