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Australian Doctor,  April, 2007  

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As this year's 619 new GP registrars take their first steps in general practice, we take a look at the faces behind the statistics.

AUSTRALIA'S FUTURE GPs AT A GLANCE

* Women account for 57% of applicants for general practice training.

* The average age of applicants overall is 33, while for international medical graduates it is 40.

* Two-thirds of applicants are Australian medical graduates.

* Of the 39% of Australian graduates who were born overseas, the most common country of birth is Malaysia, followed by the UK then Vietnam, Hong Kong, South Africa and ...

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