Role of the doctor position statementUpdates to the AMA Role of the doctor position statementRead the draft position statement (2011) 1. Name: 2. Email address: 3. Where did you obtain your primary medical degree? Australia Overseas 4. What best describes your career stage? Doctor in training — prevocational trainee Doctor in training — vocational trainee Career medical officer GP/non-GP specialist Non-practising 5. Which of the following types of setting best describes your current position? (you can select multiple) Practice owner Private practice employee/contractor Public hospital doctor Public/community health service No longer practising 6. What is your primary area of specialist practice or current specialist training program? (you can select multiple) Addiction medicine Anaesthesia Dermatology Emergency medicine General practice (including rural generalist) Intensive Care Medical administration Obstetrics and gynaecology Occupational and environmental medicine Ophthalmology Paediatrics and child health Pain medicine Palliative medicine Pathology Physician Psychiatry Public health medicine Radiation oncology Radiology Rehabilitation medicine Sexual health medicine Sport and exercise medicine Surgery Other or subspecialty (please specify) Enter other… 7. What best describes the location where you are currently working? Metropolitan (MM 1) Regional (MM 2) Rural (MM 3-5) Remote (MM 6-7) 8. What is your primary state/territory where you practise? New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital Territory 9. What is your age? - None -<2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+ 10. Are you an AMA member? - None -YesNo 11. Does the revised draft appropriately reflect the leadership role of doctors as the medical expert? Yes No Unsure 11a. If you selected 'no' or 'unsure' at Q11, please explain your response. 12. Do you believe the draft adequately distinguishes the training, expertise, and responsibilities of doctors from other health professionals? Yes No Unsure 12a. If you selected 'no' or 'unsure' at Q12, please explain your response. 13. Are the challenges faced by junior doctors (e.g. administrative burden, supervision, delegation) sufficiently acknowledged in the draft? Yes No Unsure 13a. If you selected 'no' or 'unsure' at Q13, please explain your response. 14. Does the draft position statement adequately support the utilisation of technology and delegation to reduce non-clinical workload while preserving core clinical responsibilities? Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree 14a. If you selected 'disagree' or 'strongly disagree' at Q14, please explain your response. 15. Are the risks and implications of role substitution by less experienced or non-medical practitioners adequately addressed? Yes No Unsure 15a. If you selected 'disagree' or 'strongly disagree' at Q15, please explain your response. 16. Does the draft reflect the needs of patients, with consideration for health education, enhanced shared decision-making, and promoting trust in clinical judgement? Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree 16a. If you selected 'disagree' or 'strongly disagree' at Q16, please explain your response. 17. Are there any other aspects of the doctor's role that you believe are missing or underrepresented in the draft?