Industry Alliances

Supporting Queensland's medical profession together

MDA National and the AMA Queensland share a strategic alliance to support our collective Members and our local medical profession via:

• 24-hour medico-legal advice providing expertise and support when you need it most
• unwavering support of doctors' health and wellbeing
• education, events, and collaborative initiatives
• fundraising for our local medical community through the AMA Queensland Foundation and MDA National's Corporate Social Responsibility Program

Benefits for Junior Doctors

AMA Queensland members who are eligible for MDA National’s Post Graduate or Doctor in Specialist Training categories can receive up to 100% discount off the total cost of MDA National Membership and Professional Indemnity Insurance*.

Your career stage	Premiums	AMA QLD Member Premium*	Premium Savings
Final Year Students/Interns	Complimentary
Post Graduate Year 2 and 3	$50	$0	100%
Post Graduate Year 4 and 5	$100	$0	100%
Doctors in Specialist Training	$150	$75	50%

^*Subject to the terms and conditions of the Professional Indemnity Insurance Policy, underwriting approval, and certain eligibility criteria. This offer cannot be claimed in conjunction with, or in addition to, any other MDA National premium reduction.

Click here to see upcoming AMAQ events supported by MDA National.

Supporting Western Australia's medical profession together

MDA National and the AMA Western Australia share a longstanding relationship that supports our collective Members. 

Benefits for Junior Doctors

• AMA (WA) members who are eligible for MDA National’s Post Graduate or Doctor in Specialist Training categories can receive up to 100% discount off the total cost of MDA National Membership and Professional Indemnity Insurance*.

Your career stage	Premiums	AMA (WA) Member Premium*	Premium Savings
Final Year Students/Interns	Complimentary
Post Graduate Year 2 and 3	$50	$0	100%
Post Graduate Year 4 and 5	$100	$0	100%
Doctors in Specialist Training	$150	$75	50%

^*Subject to the terms and conditions of the Professional Indemnity Insurance Policy, underwriting approval, and certain eligibility criteria. This offer cannot be claimed in conjunction with, or in addition to, any other MDA National premium reduction.

Major Supporting Partner

MDA National is a Major Supporting Partner of the AMA (WA), supporting a number of educational activities and conferences across the year. Visit our events page for upcoming activity.

Preferred provider of professional indemnity insurance to ASO members

Approaching our 10th year of partnership, MDA National enjoys a collaborative relationship with the Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO) to benefit those who are Members of both organisations.

If you’re a member of both the ASO and MDA National, you are entitled to a special 12.5% discount on MDA National Membership and Professional Indemnity Insurance*.

MDA National has supported the Royal Australian College of General Practice since 2014 through various event activities including spotlight sponsorship at the Practice Owner’s Conference and sharing our medico-legal expertise via RACGP’s various publications. We also invest time and resources into developing both face-to-face and online CPD accredited education that is relevant to general practitioners’ needs with a focus on best practice to avoid medico-legal compliance issues.

MDA National is a major sponsor of the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA), continuing to provide advocacy and support for our Members who service rural and remote communities, and enhance the quality and frequency of medico-legal education for Australia’s rural and remote doctors.

MDA National and RDAA #DestinationRural Bursary

The MDA National and RDAA #DestinationRural Bursary is offered to seven junior doctors annually, with each receiving $1500 to undertake a clinical placement in a rural or remote community, attend a rural health conference, or attend a skills workshop in a rural town.

The Bursary also supports attendance (including travel, accommodation and/or other expenses) at the annual Rural Medicine Australia conference hosted by RDAA and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM).

To be considered for the Bursary, applicants must be:

• A prevocational doctor in their intern and/or post-graduate years (PGYs) of Medicine, before undertaking training on a General Practice pathway or another specialist training program
• A member of both MDA National and RDAA and display clear rural intent

Full information and application criteria can be found here.

#DestinationRural Bursary Winners

Hear from previous bursary winners about their unique rural experiences and stories to help inform your decisions and find the rural community that is right for you, both professionally and personally.

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