What Can Medical Schools Contribute to Improving Aboriginal Health?
by Gail Garvey and David Atkinson Introduction Medical schools, as important health training providers, have a significant contribution to make towards long term improvement in Aboriginal health, however the current contributions of Australias Medical Schools are less than optimal. The two main areas of concern are the limited teaching on Aboriginal health to all students and the severe under representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Australias medical courses. There have been many reports recommending curriculum reform for medical schools to accommodate Aboriginal Health. In particular, reports such as The National Aboriginal Health Strategy (National Aboriginal Health Strategy Working Party 1989) and the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (Johnson 1991), made very clear recommendations regarding the inclusion of Aboriginal Health in medical and para-medical curricula. They recommended that: compulsory study of Aboriginal culture, history and
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