On 25-26 August 2012, UTAS medical students had an opportunity to be a part of a new initiative in global health: the FutureMed workshop. FutureMed is an Australia-wide project governed by Australian Medical Students' Association (AMSA) after receiving funding from UNESCO to implement a campaign for educating our young medical students on the issues and challenges that 21st-Century medical professionals are likely to face (refer to Health Professionals for a New Century (PDF 4.6 MB)).
The FutureMed workshops were implemented in each Australian capital city. The aim was to enable medical students to begin thinking about medicine in a wider, global picture with system-based concepts and to reflect on and learn about the way medical education is changing throughout the world. FutureMed aims to give medical students the skills they need to be 21st-Century medical professionals.
In Tasmania, global health society IMPACT worked closely with UTAS SMILE to organise the Hobart FutureMed workshop for 20 of our medical students from all year levels. The program for the two-day workshop included lectures, seminars and interactive sessions creating much food for thought. Our students were given a glimpse into the challenges that global health faces both today and into the future, grappling with big ideas and big questions, such as:
The speakers for the workshop included Nick Towle, Nitin Verma, Ras Simpson, Peter Sexton, Geoff Couser, Bunmi Malau-Aduli, Nick Cooling and Adrian Reynolds, who all gave enlightening talks about thought-provoking topics. The workshop was enjoyed by all who were a part of it and we hope now that these Tasmanian medical students are a step closer to being fantastic 21st-Century medical professionals in the future.
"Great workshop…had a lovely time…great speakers"
"Instilled in me a sense of duty to serve the wider community"
| 09.00 | Check in and welcome |
|---|---|
| 09.15 | The evolving role of the doctor Marita Jones |
| 10.00 | 21 CP: An introduction |
| 10.30 | Morning tea |
| 11.00 | 21st Century Professionalism in the International Community, Dr Nitin Verma |
| 11.45 | Global forces that will change your life, ready or not, Dr Nick Towle (Video snippet) |
| 12.45 | Lunch |
| 13.30 | Professionalism, Peter Sexton (Video snippet) |
| 14.00 | Professionalism: an interactive workshop |
| 15.00 | Instructional design and teaching methods, Dr Nick Cooling |
| 15.30 | Instructional design and teaching methods: An interactive workshop, Dr Bunmi Malau-Aduli |
| 16.30 | Close |
| 09.00 | The Future of General Practice, Gerry McGushin |
|---|---|
| 10.00 | Working with MSF, Robert ‘Raz’ Simpson |
| 10.45 | Morning tea |
| 11.15 | Governance Structures, regulation and politics of medical professionalism, Prof Geoff Couser |
| 12.00 | Our next generation of doctors - genuine leaders of prominence in tomorrow’s world of increasingly complex public health and social challenges, Dr Adrian Reynolds |
| 13.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 | Student Advocacy, Benjamin Wood |
| 14.30 | Leadership workshop |
| 15.30 | Close |
School of Medicine Internationalisation and Electives (SMILE) Program
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