SA: More funding for health training in SA

AAP General News (Australia)
04-01-2010
SA: More funding for health training in SA

ADELAIDE, April 1 AAP - Extra funding for medical training places in South Australia
will result in better health care for local residents, the federal government says.

Health Minister Nicola Roxon said $10 million would be provided to support additional
clinical training places for students at Adelaide's three major universities.

The funding will support about 740 additional clinical placements for students currently
enrolled in medicine, nursing, optometry, physiotherapy, social work, dentistry, podiatry
and a number of other disciplines.

The training will be provided in medical practices throughout South Australia, many
in community and private settings not traditionally used for training.

"Providing high-quality clinical training opportunities in diverse settings will help
attract more students to learn and work across the private, public and not-for-profit
health sectors in Australia," Minister Roxon said in a visit to Flinders University in
Adelaide on Thursday.

"This in turn means more Australians will get better access to appropriate health care,
regardless of their location."

The extra funding in SA is part of $67.5 million to be provided by the government for
increased clinical training capacity grants through 65 projects across Australia.

The minister also opened Flinders University's new 250-seat, $6.5 million health lecture
theatre and tutorial rooms.

The new theatre delivers on an election commitment from the federal government to help
upgrade the teaching facilities at the university's school of medicine.

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