The JFSS is run by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM). The prestigious scheme allows medical students to go on 2-week placements with rural practitioners every year for 4 years. Travel and accomodation are paid and students receive a $500 stipend per week. Candidates must send in an application form and are interviewed, then ranked against fellow candidates in their university, before being awarded the scholarship.
[more from ACRRM]
The BMP Scheme is a government initiative providing students a place in Medicine in return for working in an area of workforce shortage for a bonded period equal to the length of their medical degree. Up to half of this can be served after internship; the rest must be served after obtaining fellowship (ie. full specialist or GP qualification). The area of shortage depends on the chosen specialty but most are outer-metropolitan and beyond, not necessarily rural areas. The scheme aims to address the imbalance in distribution of doctors in Australia. [more from the Department of Health]
The BMP Support Scheme is also run by the ACRRM and was recently implemented in 2007. It involves web-based mentoring and education modules, as well as expenses-paid attendance of health conferences and seminars. [more from ACRRM]
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Acronyms
- BMP: Bonded Medical Place
- JFSS: John Flynn Scholarship Scheme
- ACRRM: Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
- DWS: District of Workforce Shortage