NSW dermatology specialist clinical and non-clinical workforce characteristics in 2019
209 Headcount
193Headcount
47.2%Female
37.8Work hours per week
52.8Years average age
30.1%Aged 60+
5New Fellows in 2018
18Headcount
77.8%Female
5 yearsLength of training
5.9%Trainee growth2015 - 2019
31.6%NSW Australian trainees
Advanced Trainees
Workforce modelling indicates the need for some growth in the NSW specialist dermatology workforce by around 2 to 3 new fellows per annum entering workforce to meet community need in 2035 across both high and low demand scenarios.
To meet the 2035 specialist workforce requirements through training, there is an ongoing need to increase the number of NSW advanced trainees under the low scenario by 3, to 21 total advanced trainees commencing per year and high scenario by 4, to 22 total advanced trainees commencing per year.
Demand is expected to grow 0.9% (low demand scenario) to 1.3% (high demand scenario).
In 2035 the average fellow will be 52.2 years old (if new entries enter the workforce).
153Headcount
37.7Work hours per week
52.4Years average age
26.8%Aged 60+
40Headcount
38.2Work hours per week
54.6Years average age
42.5%Aged 60+
0 1-10 11-20 21-40 40-50
Data source: The National Health Workforce Dataset – Australian Government Department of Health; The Medical Education and Training in Australia Report (MET).
