11/08/2026
We are training more doctors, but where will they go?
Interns are already worried they won’t secure a training position, while government projections show the pool of prevocational doctors could more than double by 2048. At the same time, the proportion progressing into specialty training is projected to fall dramatically.
This isn’t just about doctors’ careers! Australia’s growing bottleneck in medical means greater job uncertainty, burnout and prolonged training while communities continue to face shortages of specialists, particularly in rural and regional Australia.
We invest heavily in educating medical students because Australia needs doctors. However, without enough specialist training positions, that investment is at risk of being wasted.
We need to train doctors AND specialists. Thus, we need a system that actually allows them to progress.
Read more and support the campaign at campaign.nswmsc.org.au
