Medical doctors and specialists

There are over to 130,000 medical doctors and specialists in Australia. Find out about their work, what we’re doing to increase their numbers in rural and remote areas, and how we support this critical part of our health workforce.

About doctors and specialists

What doctors and specialists are and how they access Medicare.

What we do

How we support doctors and specialists, including international practitioners.

Doctors and specialists in Australia

Facts and figures about doctors and specialists, and how to work as one.

Education and support

How to become qualified, find a job and get support.

National Medical Workforce Strategy

The National Medical Workforce Strategy guides long-term medical workforce planning across Australia. This 10-year strategy will improve access to health care by supporting the right people to have the right skills, where we need them most.

Read about the strategy

Resources

Resources

FNGPTC communique – 10 September 2024

This communique summarises the discussions and decisions by the First Nations General Practice Training Committee (FNGPTC) at its 10 September 2024 meeting.

Working Better for Medicare Review – Final report and appendices

This review examined how effective our current health workforce ‘distribution levers’ are. These levers consist of policies and geographic classifications that are intended to distribute health workforce across areas that need them most. Read the report and its appendices.

FNGPTC communique – 21 June 2024

This communique summarises the discussions and decisions by the First Nations General Practice Training Committee (FNGPTC) at its 21 June 2024 meeting.