Junior Doctor Training Program - Private Hospital Stream Grant Opportunity

Overview

The Junior Doctor Training Program is an Australian Government initiative administered by the Department of Health and a key element of the Stronger Rural Health – Training – improving access to training in rural areas and the private sector through junior doctor training measure announced in the 2018 Budget. It consolidates current junior doctor training programs and provides additional funding to create the Private Hospital Stream (PHS). The overarching aim of the PHS is to increase the number of junior doctor training places in private provider settings to ensure Australian-trained international full-fee paying medical students are able to complete the requirements for general medical registration in Australia. Key priorities for the PHS are: - building new clinical training networks and increasing the nation’s capacity to train junior doctors (including medical interns) in the private hospital sector and in regional Australia where traditionally there are fewer training opportunities - the provision of junior doctor training in rural hospitals through the delivery of rotations outside of major metropolitan centres to bolster the medical workforce in regional Australia - supporting internships for international full-fee paying graduates from on-shore Australian medical schools - increasing training capacity to develop placements for junior doctors in their 2nd and 3rd postgraduate years