Distribution and Location Stability of the Australian Ophthalmology Workforce: 2014–2019
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Glossary
ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
AHPRA | Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency |
MMM | Modified Monash Model |
NSW | New South Wales |
NT | Northern Territory |
PPP | Primary Place of Practice |
RANZCO | Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists |
SA | South Australia |
STP | Specialist Training Program |
QLD | Queensland |
TAS | Tasmania |
VIC | Victoria |
WA | Western Australia |
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Characteristic | n = 948 (%) |
---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 767 (80.9) |
Female | 181 (19.1) |
Years since primary qualification (median, IQR) | 35 (25, 44) |
Country of primary qualification | |
Australia | 746 (78.7) |
United Kingdom | 62 (6.5) |
India | 36 (3.8) |
South Africa | 32 (3.4) |
New Zealand | 29 (3.1) |
Other | 22 (2.3) |
Unknown | 21 (2.2) |
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
State | ||||||
NSW | 340 (35.9) | 335 (35.3) | 333 (35.1) | 325 (34.3) | 314 (33.1) | 325 (34.3) |
VIC | 219 (23.1) | 219 (23.1) | 218 (23.0) | 217 (22.9) | 212 (22.4) | 213 (22.5) |
QLD | 163 (17.2) | 156 (16.5) | 154 (16.2) | 153 (16.1) | 144 (15.2) | 152 (16.0) |
WA | 71 (7.5) | 73 (7.7) | 68 (7.2) | 66 (7.0) | 66 (7.0) | 70 (7.4) |
SA | 68 (7.2) | 66 (7.0) | 64 (6.8) | 59 (6.2) | 55 (5.8) | 55 (5.8) |
TAS | 17 (1.8) | 16 (1.7) | 16 (1.7) | 18 (1.9) | 16 (1.7) | 20 (2.1) |
ACT | 13 (1.4) | 13 (1.4) | 13 (1.4) | 12 (1.3) | 12 (1.3) | 14 (1.5) |
NT | 5 (0.5) | 5 (0.5) | 4 (0.4) | 4 (0.4) | 4 (0.4) | 6 (0.6) |
MMM Category | ||||||
MMM1 | 768 (81.0) | 757 (79.9) | 744 (78.5) | 723 (76.3) | 698 (73.6) | 721 (75.9) |
MMM2 | 64 (6.8) | 63 (6.6) | 63 (6.6) | 69 (7.3) | 66 (7.0) | 76 (8.0) |
MMM3 | 55 (5.8) | 54 (5.7) | 54 (5.7) | 52 (5.5) | 51 (5.4) | 52 (5.5) |
MMM4 | † | † | † | 5 (0.5) | 6 (0.6) | 5 (0.5) |
MMM5 | † | † | † | † | † | † |
MMM6 | † | † | † | † | 0 | † |
MMM7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Missing | 52 (5.5) | 65 (6.9) | 78 (8.2) | 94 (9.9) | 125 (13.2) | 93 (9.8) |
Stayed MMM1 (n = 655) | Stayed MMM2–MMM7 (n = 105) | |
---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male (n = 767) | 514 (78.5) | 95 (90.5) |
Female (n = 181) | 141 (21.5) | 10 (9.5) |
Years since primary qualification | ||
11–20 years (n = 87) | 64 (9.9) | † |
21–30 years (n = 276) | 215 (33.2) | 30 (28.8) |
31–40 years (n = 260) | 189 (29.2) | 51 (49.0) |
41–50 years (n = 192) | 126 (19.5) | 17 (16.3) |
>50 years (n = 122) | 53 (8.2) | † |
Country of primary qualification | ||
Australia, NZ (n = 775) | 549 (85.8) | 81 (79.4) |
Other (n = 152) | 91 (14.2) | 21 (20.6) |
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Allen, P.; Jessup, B.; Khanal, S.; Baker-Smith, V.; Obamiro, K.; Barnett, T. Distribution and Location Stability of the Australian Ophthalmology Workforce: 2014–2019. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 12574. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312574
Allen P, Jessup B, Khanal S, Baker-Smith V, Obamiro K, Barnett T. Distribution and Location Stability of the Australian Ophthalmology Workforce: 2014–2019. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(23):12574. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312574
Chicago/Turabian StyleAllen, Penny, Belinda Jessup, Santosh Khanal, Victoria Baker-Smith, Kehinde Obamiro, and Tony Barnett. 2021. "Distribution and Location Stability of the Australian Ophthalmology Workforce: 2014–2019" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 23: 12574. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312574