UA is the peak national body for Australia’s universities and provides policy advice and analysis on behalf of its 39 member universities. Universities and the sector’s twenty-one medical schools educate the majority of Australia’s entry level health and medical professionals and play a key role in developing Australia’s health workforce. University sector input into UA’s health professional education policy and advocacy work, including this submission, is provided through its Health Professions Education Standing Group (HPESG). HPESG comprises senior university leaders across all jurisdictions and health professional disciplines, including medicine.