Where can I find out more about working in the health system?
There are a number of organisations that support the health workforce. Many of these organisations provide information about training for current health professionals, the training available to become a health professional, as well as other information about career opportunities in the health system.
Medical Workforce Contacts
General Practice Education and Training (GPET) LtdGeneral Practice Registrars Australia (GPRA)
Australian College Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM)
Royal Australian College of General Practice (RACGP)
Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA)
Australian General Practice Network(AGPN)
Australian Medical Students Association (AMSA)
Remote Vocational Training Scheme (RVTS)
Specialist Workforce Contacts
Australian Association of Pathology Practices IncAustralian Day Hospital Association
Australian Day Surgery Council
Australian Diagnostic Imaging Association
Australian Private Hospitals Association
Catholic Health Australia
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
Australian College of Dermatologists
Australian College for Emergency Medicine
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
Royal College of Pathologists Australia
Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists
Royal Australian College of Surgeons
Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand
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Nursing Workforce Contacts
Royal College of Nursing Australia (RCNA)Australian Practice Nurse Association (APNA)
Australian General Practice Network (AGPN)
Australian College of Midwives (ACM)
Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN)
Australian Nursing Federation (ANF)
Council Remote Area Nurses Australia (CRANA)
Allied and Indigenous Health Workforce Contacts
Australian Indigenous Doctors Association (AIDA)Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses
Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Registered Training Organisation National Network
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Association
Indigenous Allied Health Australia Inc
Community Health and Health Industry Skills Council
Allied Health Services (SARRAH)
Pharmacy Guild of Australia
Australian Psychological Society
Australian Dental Council (ADC)
Australian Dental Association (ADA)
Australian Diagnostic Imaging Association (ADIA)
Australian Institute of Radiology (AIR)
Australian Physiotherapy Association
Australian Sonographers Association
Chiropractors Association of Australia
Optometrists Association Australia
Australian Association of Occupational Therapists
Australian Association of Social Workers
Speech Pathology Australia (SPA)
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA)
Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA)
Aged Care Workforce Contacts
Aged and Community Services Australiaagedcareonline.com.au
Aged Care Association Australia
Health Insite – Aged Care Nursing
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