Medical Administration Specialty Profile
Medical Administration is a unique medical specialty choice that combines both medical and senior management skills. This training program prepares and positions candidates for executive level opportunities in:
- public and private health care services management (e.g. as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Medical Officer or Director of Medical Services);
- state and country health system administration and leadership;
- clinical governance and credentialling;
- medical insurance;
- medical workforce planning, policy and development;
- biotechnology - research and education;
- commercialisation, health informatics and information systems;
- university medical education and post graduate research; and
- consultancy or contracted services provision
amongst other opportunities.
To be successful in this area, you need to be a qualified medical practitioner, have demonstrate strengths in leadership and business management, and have a desire to lead and manage medical services to make a difference in the wider health services industry. Students wanting to become a specialist in Medical Administration may apply to be a candidate of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators after three years of post-graduate clinical experience (which may include the internship year). Some doctors decide to apply for candidacy after completing another medical specialty training program and making a career decision to move into management.
Medical Administration Training Program
Training Program
Medical Administration training is conducted by The Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (RACMA). There are 3 different classes of RACMA membership: Fellowship: This is the most senior category, and denotes recognised Australian Medical Council (AMC) specialist recognition status. It... more
Medical Administration Case Study
Dr. Erwin Loh
Name: Dr. Erwin Loh
Career stage: Consultant
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Medical Specialty: Medical Administration
Why did you decide to become a medical administrator?
I graduated from the University of Melbourne Medical School in 1996. Like a lot of other doctors who have gone down the road of medical administration specialisation, I initially started out training in another medical specialty, in my case, paediatrics and psychiatry, with the aim of becoming a child psychiatrist. After passing the initial first-year examination as a psychiatry registrar, I decided to commence studying for a law degree, with the idea that I would eventually dabble in forensic...
What do you like about medical administration?
Medical Administration is a very challenging medical specialty and it is unlike any other. First of all, your “patient” is really the hospital or health service itself, and the “diseases” that we have to diagnose through the recognition of signs and symptoms, and treat using our clinical and management skills, are really all the problems and issues that can arise out of running complex health systems....
Medical Administration Workplace
The Workplace
Medical managers have a varied workplace. Most medical managers turn their focus to liaising with senior clinical staff, health administration personnel, government agencies, Boards and other key governance bodies. Medical managers are involved in strategic planning of services and executive... more
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