Evaluation Specialist Trainee Support Program FATES Funding 14 February 2022 - 30 June 2023

AIDA would like to acknowledge and thank The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) for their support of AIDA in securing and auspicing funds through the Commonwealth on behalf of the college consortia and all participating non-General Practice (non-GP) specialty colleges that formed the consortia named below. [...] Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Medical Workforce Through these reforms, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical workforce has increased, with 7573 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical doctors and 434 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical students recorded in 20224. [...] Whist these requests were indicative of the value college’s saw and received from AIDA’s knowledge and expertise, college expectations should be managed in the future to ensure that resourcing and focus remain on STSP priorities in relation to strengthening recruitment and retention of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander trainees. [...] Whilst the session provides an introduction to college programs, more information is required out of this session about the requirement of training programs and support for prospective trainees to assess the suitability of the program for individual trainees and their family and community responsibilities. [...] The early achievement and outcomes of the network in the first year of STSP have been in establishing culturally safe spaces and opportunities for doctors to come together with other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander doctors to support one another and be provided with support by AIDA and targeted professional development.