Flexible Approach to Training in Expanded Settings (FATES) - Round 3

Overview

The purpose of the FATES grant opportunity is to support specialist medical college (College) projects that address priority areas and actions identified in the National Medical Workforce Strategy (NMWS). These include a focus on addressing maldistribution and undersupply issues, as well as meeting community need by increasing support for building capacity in regional, rural, and remote locations and growing the First Nations specialist medical workforce. To encourage the Colleges to consider implementing the recommendations in the NMWS, FATES provides the sector with the opportunity to think broadly and test innovative and flexible arrangements that could be piloted and replicated sustainably across the sector that will promote the NMWS. FATES is administered through a targeted competitive grant opportunity annually over 4 financial years for a total of $29.5 million from 2021-22 through to 2024-2025. The FATES Round 3 grant opportunity will be advertised in 2023-24 with $8.4 million available. FATES Objectives: improve and promote a positive medical education culture and support quality specialist medical training in regional, rural, and remote Australia. reduce barriers and improve incentives for entering regional, rural, and remote medical practice. improve the imbalance of distribution of the non-GP specialist medical training arrangements and workforce, particularly in areas of unmet need. attract and support First Nations trainees to grow the First Nations workforce towards population parity. Intended FATES outcomes: improved distribution and supply of specialist medical training in areas of undersupply, to meet the needs of the community, particularly in regional, rural, and remote communities. more First Nations specialists providing services to their communities. To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.