The 2026 Medical Training Survey (MTS) is now open, giving doctors in training the opportunity to help shape the future of medical education by sharing their experiences of training, workplace culture, and supervision.
The MTS is a national, annual, profession-wide survey of all doctors in training in Australia. It is safe and confidential for doctors in training to take part.
The MTS is run by the Medical Board of Australia and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and is designed to pinpoint hot spots and strengths in training nationwide.
There are multiple versions of the survey tailored to the different groups of trainees: interns, prevocational, and unaccredited trainees; international medical graduates (with provisional or limited registration); specialist GP trainees; and specialist non-GP trainees.
The MTS… is designed to pinpoint hot spots and strengths in training nationwide
In a media release, Ahpra and the Medical Board said colleges, employers, the Australian Medical Council, and medical associations draw on year-on-year MTS results to identify strengths and areas for improvement in medical training, inform accreditation, and workforce planning.
As well, agencies like the Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association and the Australian Medical Association use MTS data in advocacy. Trainees use MTS data to shape their choice of specialty and training site.
With historically strong response rates, the MTS is a proven reference point for trainee experiences. Chair of the Medical Board of Australia, Dr Susan O’Dwyer, said “the MTS response rate is extraordinary and shows that trainees recognise the MTS gives them a voice that the sector wants to hear”.
The 2026 survey has been streamlined to make participation easier.
Most doctors in training will find the MTS after they pay to renew their medical registration this year. The MTS is shown to interns and international medical graduates as a task in their Ahpra portal.
The MTS now features seven years’ longitudinal data with past survey results available online at MedicalTrainingSurvey.gov.au.
