The Medical Training Survey (MTS) is now open – giving trainees the chance to add to the evidence already being used to improve medical training in Australia.
The MTS is a longitudinal study, run by the Medical Board of Australia (MBA) and involving ophthalmology trainees, that tracks the quality of medical training over time.
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra), in a media release, said trainees were accessing and analysing past MTS results to inform their choice of training sites and specialties.
Hospitals and employers were using the MTS data to identify hot-spots and drive positive changes in training, it said.
MBA chair Dr Susan O’Dwyer encouraged trainees to do the MTS.
“It’s your voice and your data. Do the MTS in 2025 and use the results to shape your future training choices,” she said.
“When you do the MTS, you strengthen the value of a rare, searchable online dataset that you can use to benchmark your training options.”
Past years’ MTS data are accessible and free, online through the MTS data dashboard.
All doctors in training in Australia can do the MTS. This includes interns, hospital medical officers, resident medical officers, non-accredited trainees, postgraduate trainees, principal house officers, registrars, specialist trainees and international medical graduates (with provisional or limited registration).
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