Therefore, the Strategy strives to ensure the sustainability of the health and wellbeing of medical professionals, and the overall fidelity of the medical profession for individuals (Australian Government 2021). [...] Assess investment and impact of the program: Central to this evaluation was an analysis of the resources invested in the program against the tangible impacts of increasing the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander non-GP specialists. [...] Overall, analysis of these funding agreements and performance reports demonstrates the efficiency of investment in the STSP, and highlights the mutual benefit of the STSP to trainees and the colleges. [...] Overall, the evaluation conducted as part of the FATES funding agreement emphasised the notable success of the STSP in increasing in the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander non-GP specialty trainees and Fellows. [...] The feedback points to the necessity of ongoing adaptations to the program to better meet the evolving needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical professionals, ensuring that the training not only equips them with the necessary skills but also supports their cultural and personal growth within the medical field.
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Table of Contents
- Table of Contents 3
- Acknowledgements 5
- Abbreviations 5
- Executive Summary 8
- Key Findings 9
- Recommendations 10
- Introduction 12
- Context 12
- About the Australian Indigenous Doctors Association Specialist Trainee Support Program 13
- About this Project 14
- Evaluation Methodology 15
- Evaluation Phase 1 Desktop and Literature Review 18
- Purpose of the Review 18
- Methodology 18
- AIDA published documents 18
- External documents 18
- Internal documents 18
- Data 18
- Cross-college meeting communiques 19
- Strong Futures Policy Brief 20
- IMST Reports 20
- Medical Training Survey MTS Survey 2022 21
- Funding agreements and performance reports 22
- Meeting minutes and communiques Project Governance Group Cross-College Meetings and Fellows Reference Group 22
- STSP in-house evaluation for FATES funding 2022-2023 23
- AIDAs submissions to the Australian Medical College on college accreditation 24
- Leadership and cultural safety 25
- STSP Trainee Feedback 25
- STSP journey so far 26
- Cross-college support 26
- Initiatives to grow the Maori medical workforce 28
- Moving forward 29
- Initiatives to grow the Indigenous medical workforce 30
- Moving forward 32
- Evaluation Phase 2 Consultations 36
- Had the STSP program not been there... That trainee just would have been stopped 36
- Funding is a challenge right across the board 37
- What we are trying to make sure that the STSP achieves is to successfully 39
- Strait Islander trainees 39
- ...burnout is one of my biggest concerns 40
- ...one of the greatest strengths is the sharing the collegiality the ability to have touch points 41
- ...theres a real kind of movement and shift inthat wraparound approach 42
- There were some discussionsabout pooling fundingbecauseits definitely a real issue 43
- I was able to get my college fees waived this yearso that was unbelievably helpful 44
- ...coming in to connect with people and learning new skills having feeling less isolated in 45
- ...it would have been...nicer to have support earlier to start building that CV when youre 45
- They sign agreements and say that theyre committed. Theyre going to have the training 46
- ...we shouldactually talk about moral distress in these clinical situations 46
- ...if Bianca STSP Trainee Support Officer was to leave I dont think this program would be 46
- ...its the inconsistencies which is what Ive seen in the STSPneed to work on 47
- Some of the workshops over the time have been a bit hit and miss but getting better. I think 47
- ...some mandatory online modules which people have to do doesnt work and I think it 48
- Conclusion 48
- Findings and Recommendations 49
- Findings 49
- Recommendations 51
- References 54
