2010

Working paper 17/10: Why Junior Doctors Don't Want to Become General Practitioners was released in October 2010.

Media Coverage:

  • Medical students want varied work. The Age. General News, Page 9, 20 October 2010.
  • More variety, not cash, needed to entice young GPs. Daily News. General News, Page 11, 20 October 2010.
  • Young GPs rate cash second.West Australian. General News, Page 30, 20 October 2010.
  • More variety, not cash, needed to entice young GPs. Fraser Coast Chronicle. General News, Page 22, 20 October 2010.
  • More variety, not cash, needed to entice young GPs. Northern Star. General News, 20 October 2010.
  • More variety, not cash, needed to entice young GPs. Queensland Times. General News, Page 21, 20 October 2010.
  • More GPs if there was more variety. Northern Star.  General News, Page 24, 20 October 2010.
  • Young doctors seek variety over extra money. Daily Advertiser. General News, Page 14, 20 October 2010.
  • Radio interview with Tony Scott. ABC Radio National, AM. 19 October 2010.
  • Young docs seek varied work over cash. AAP Newswire. National. (Reported on websites: Sydney Morning Herald, sbs.com.au, bibpond.news), 19 October 2010.
  • Junior Doctors Ready for Lower Salary to have Better Work-Life Balance. Topnews.co.uk. 19 October 2010.
  • Pay GPs $50k more to attract trainees. 6 minutes.com.au. 19 October 2010.
  • Procedural work the main carrot. Australian Doctor. 19 October 2010.

Working Paper 12/10: What factors influence the earnings of GPs and medical specialists in Australia? Evidence from the MABEL survey, was released in July 2010.

Media Release: Female GPs Earn 25% Less Than Male Counterparts. Melbourne Institute. 21 July 2010.

Media Coverage:

The journal article: Professional satisfaction in general practice: Does it vary by size of community? was published by the Medical Journal of Australia and received some media attention.

Media Coverage:

  • 90% of GPs happy with career; Survey debunks notion of low morale. Australian Doctor, 23 July 2010.
  • Women GPs Feel the Pain Over Pay. The West Australian, 22 July 2010.
  • Doctors earnings - how do GPs rate? My Medical Career.com, 22 July 2010.
  • Professional satisfaction: does it vary by size of community. My Medical Career.com. 22 July 2010.
  • 90% of GPs satisfied with career. My Medical Career.com. 20 July 2010.
  • Nine out of ten GPs still love their job. 6minutes.com.au. 19 July 2010.
  • 90% of GPs happy with career. Australian Doctor. 19 July 2010

Other Media Coverage in 2010

  • It pays to be a Rural GP, study finds. Across the Divide, Number 2 October 2010.
  • Getting Satisfaction, Australian Doctor. 3 September 2010.
  • Rural GPs out earn city doctors Career One, 20 August 2010.
  • There's more variety in the country, says rural doctor. Career One, 20 August 2010.
  • Doctors 'happier' in country practices. Cobram Courier, 18 August 2010.
  • Country practice a source of happiness. Shepparton News, 16 August 2010.
  • Study finds rural doctors work hard, but are paid well. ABC Rural, 16 August 2010.
  • It pays to be rural GP, study finds. NSW Rural Doctors Network. 13 August 2010.
  • Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life - Focus on Anaesthetists. ASA News, Australian Society of Anaesthetists, July 2010.
  • Survey aims to examine doctors' work-life balance. Medical Observer. 25 June 2010.
  • Female GPs earn 25% less than specialist counterparts. My Medical career.com. 21 June 2010.
  • Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life (MABEL). Surgical News. 11(1): January/February 2010.