Rowe I L, Carson N E
Med J Aust. 1979 Jan 27;1(S1):1-4. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1979.tb112165.x.
A medical manpower survey in Victoria in 1977 revealed that there were 7823 registered medical practitioners, giving an apparent ratio of doctors to population of 1:483. However, only 81% of respondents were working in Victoria, and therefore the ratio of doctors in active practice in the State to population was estimated to be 1:597. Data from the survey revealed that the median age was 40 years. Female doctors comprised 17%, but the proportion of women was much higher amongst younger graduates. Private practitioners accounted for 60% of respondents (general practitioners, 36%; specialists, 24%), full-time hospital staff members for 28%, and practitioners in other salaried appointments for 12%. The ratio of general practitioners to population was estimated to be 1:1560 in the Melbourne statistical division, 1:1780 in the country, and 1:1617 in Victoria as a whole. Long hours of work were reported by the great majority of doctors. The impact of changing numbers and distribution of various categories of medical manpower on future work and postgraduate training is discussed. Early consideration of regulating the number of doctors by reducing the number of undergraduates entering Australian medical schools and by restricting the immigration of doctors from overseas is advocated.
1977年在维多利亚州进行的一项医疗人力调查显示，有7823名注册医生，医生与人口的表面比例为1:483。然而，只有81%的受访者在维多利亚州工作，因此该州实际执业医生与人口的比例估计为1:597。调查数据显示，年龄中位数为40岁。女医生占17%，但在年轻毕业生中女性比例要高得多。私人执业医生占受访者的60%（全科医生占36%；专科医生占24%），全职医院工作人员占28%，其他受薪职位的从业者占12%。墨尔本统计区全科医生与人口的比例估计为1:1560，乡村地区为1:1780，整个维多利亚州为1:1617。绝大多数医生报告工作时间很长。讨论了各类医疗人力数量和分布变化对未来工作和研究生培训的影响。主张尽早考虑通过减少进入澳大利亚医学院的本科生数量以及限制海外医生移民来调控医生数量。
