Future of the Medical WorkforceDate of publication: September 2008
Summary of publication
Release of discussion papers - The Medical Training Board was established in November 2007 by the Minister of Health and the Minister for Tertiary Education.
In its first eight months the Training Board focused on two key areas:
- Future medical workforce supply and demand
- Prevocational education and training.
Work on these areas has resulted in the release of three discussion papers, and an overview paper. The Medical Training Board would welcome your comments on any or all of these discussion papers and will be conducting a series of forums starting in November You can also give comments to
Medical Training Board
PO Box 5013
Wellington
mtbquery@moh.govt.nz
The closing date for comment is 16 January 2009.
Invitation to Forums
In addition, a consultation document asking specific questions relating to The Curriculum Framework will be released shortly.
Download these Documents
Overview of discussion papers (PDF, 397 KB)
This paper provides background information to the Medical Training Board and its role. It then provides a summary of each of the three discussion papers.
Integrated and Coordinated Medical Training (PDF, 426 KB)
This paper focuses on the continuum of medical education, but is closely linked with the Training Board’s other discussion papers, The Future of the Medical Workforce and The Curriculum Frarmework.
An integrated education and training system must be able to adapt to the inevitable pressures that changes in the health care will cause. This is not to negate the significant and high quality contributions made by many stakeholders in the current education and training system but to emphasise that significantly greater benefit could be obtained if these current strengths were built upon.
The Curriculum Framework (PDF, 823 KB)
This paper was prepared for the Medical Training Board and the Medical Council of New Zealand and is intended to stimulate discussion a training framework for prevocational medical training.
The Future of the Medical Workforce (PDF, 803 KB)
This paper discusses the influences on demand for health services (demography, epidemiology, standards of care and provider productivity), and proposes a model for forecasting future medical workforce needs. Part 1 of this paper sets out the various influences at work in New Zealand’s health system and the strong links between medical training and service delivery. Part 2 of this paper presents statistical information relating to demography and medical workforce. Based on the work on this paper the Training Board has developed an initial view of the number of doctors New Zealand should consider training over the next few years. The Training Board recognises that this model will need monitoring and refining over time to ensure the assumptions on which it is based are accurate.
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The Future of the Medical Workforce: Discussion paperDate of publication: September 2008
ISBN 978-0-478-31828-9 (online)
HP 4684
Citation: Medical Training Board. 2008. The Future of the Medical Workforce: Discussion paper. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
The Curriculum FrameworkDate of publication: September 2008
ISBN: 979-0-478-31831-9 (online)
HP number: 4687
Citation: Medical Training Board. 2008. The Curriculum Framework. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
Integrated and Coordinated Medical TrainingDate of publication: September 2008
ISBN 978-0-478-31829-6 (online)
HP 4685
Citation: Medical Training Board. 2008. Integrated and Coordinated Medical Training: Discussion paper. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
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