Source: Council of Medical Colleges
Te Kaunihera o Ngā Kāreti Rata o Aotearoa | the Council of Medical Colleges (CMC) launches manifesto calling for a safer, fairer, future-focused medical training system, CMC has today released its manifesto.
CMC Chair Dr Samantha Murton says the manifesto sets out practical, collaborative actions that medical colleges, regulators, employers, and government agencies can take together to improve outcomes for patients, whānau, and communities.
“Our manifesto is a call to action. It outlines how we must focus our shared efforts on building a sustainable, culturally safe, future ready workforce that delivers equitable outcomes for all people of Aotearoa” says Dr Murton.The manifesto highlights five priority areas for system-level improvement, including:
– Building integrated digital infrastructure for patient care to allow for seamless and safe information flow between primary care, hospitals, and private providers.
– Establish a nationally co-ordinated training system with agreed volumes and delivery plan across all settings.
– Embed community-based and rural training in every vocational training programme to increase the ability of the system to care for people in the community.
– Strengthen support for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) by streamlining immigration, registration and training for IMGs committed to long-term practice in New Zealand.
– Grow and retain a representative and culturally safe workforce to improve health outcomes.Dr Murton says the manifesto reflects the views of the eighteen medical colleges who provide support to over 9000 medical specialists working across the Aotearoa New Zealand health system.
“Colleges are deeply committed to improving the training system and the health system it feeds into. This manifesto brings together our shared priorities and the practical steps needed to achieve them. It is a roadmap for collective action,” says Dr Murton.
CMC is encouraging politicians, clinicians, educators, iwi and community partners, universities and system leaders to engage with the manifesto and work alongside colleges to implement its recommendations.
About the Council of Medical Colleges (CMC)
The Council of Medical Colleges represents Aotearoa New Zealand’s 18 medical colleges, which set standards for specialist training, assessment, and ongoing recertification. CMC works to improve the quality, safety, and equity of medical care through collaboration, advocacy, and sector leadership.