AMA wants state boards retained.

Australian Doctor,  February, 2007  

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By Arjun Ramachandran

THE AMA's preferred "minimal change" approach to national registration could compromise attempts to achieve consistent national standards, the Australian Medical Council warns.

In a submission on the Council of Australian Governments' proposal for national registration, the AMA last week called for state medical boards to be retained, with responsibility for "eligibility and category for registration".

However, Dr Joanna Flynn, president of the AMC and the Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria, said retaining state boards would ...

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