The proposal comprises three components:

Component 1: provide an additional $22 million in funding to support the Health Workforce Scholarship Program (HWSP), indexed to consumer price index (CPI), commencing 1 July 2022. The eligibility for this program will be expanded to include applicants from regional centres (Modified Monash Model category MM2), and applicants employed in the public health system.

Component 2: provide funding to support additional Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) as part of the Murray – Darling Medical Schools Network (MDMSN) rural based university medical school programs:

• An additional 45 CSP in the Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Medical) offered by La Trobe University, Albury-Wodonga, commencing January 2023.
• An additional 45 CSP in the Doctor of Medicine offered by the University of Melbourne in Shepparton, commencing January 2026.

Component 3: provide funding to examine the feasibility of broadening the Murray–Darling Medical Schools Network (MDMSN) to include allied health, pharmacy, and nursing rural based university programs. This component would commence on 1 July 2022.