Australian Medical Graduates in 1972

This paper reports findings from a survey of Australian medical graduates carried out in 1972. An account is given of trends in practice from 1920 to 1969, of present distribution in occupational areas, and sex differentials in medical practice. A general trend is shown from individual to group practice, from longer to shorter hours of medical work, from non-salaried to salaried forms of practice, and from medical to non-medical work. Exceptions are that the participation of women graduates in both medical and non-medical work is increasing. The effect of marriage and parenthood on practice by graduates of both sexes is shown.