Healy, JudithMaffi, CostanzaDugdale, Paul2015-12-080025-729Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/32504• The first aim of a medical registration scheme should be to protect patients. • Medical registration boards currently offer variable information to the public on doctors' registration status. • Current reform proposals for a national registrationKeywords: access to information; article; Australia; government regulation; licensing; medical ethics; medical practice; medical society; privacy; professional standard; public health; registration; trend study; accreditation; human; Internet; medical education; phA national medical register: balancing public transparency and professional privacy20082015-12-08