First Nations ways of teaching can reshape how doctors are trained

Emma Milliss

First Nations ways of teaching can reshape how doctors are trained

Emma Milliss

Macquarie Medical School

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Abstract

Australian medical schools are under growing pressure to move beyond “add-on” Indigenous content and genuinely embed First Nations ways of teaching and learning throughout their programs.

New accreditation standards promise a shift in how future doctors learn to work with mob, but recent accreditation reports show the change is uneven and fragile.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	First Nations News
Publication status	Published - 13 Jul 2026

Keywords

medical education
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Accreditation

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