Calls for more young medical students to work as GPs with current cohort ageing

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A new report has found by end of June, nearly 9% of all general practitioners in Australia will be over the age of 70. It's prompted calls for incentives to encourage medical students to work as GPs rather than in hospitals. Dr Cathryn Hester is the Queensland chair of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and says the ageing population of GPs may inhibit their ability to meet the needs of their communities.