The statutory objectives of the ACMMP are:
- Draw up requirement estimations on the basis of, amongst others, the anticipated demands for health care and demand projections in relation to various medical and dental health specializations.
- Meet both the health care sector and the government’s demand for information in conjunction with the perceived need and the related capacity for basic medical and dental education and subsequent specialization.
- Asses the required capacity level as far as basic medical training at medical schools is concerned and subsequently advise the government accordingly. (“The 2010 Recommendations for Medical Specialist Training”, p. 9.)
These goals are explicit. They are translated in specific measurable advices on the range of the yearly intake in any profession that is concerned. Because these ranges are discussed with the field in advance, all training institutes will have made action plans for the different scenarios. The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports will make the necessary budget available. This will take some time, up to 2 years at the most. The goals are therefore attainable.
There are several restrictions. The necessary budget is only one of the restriction. Then, there have to be training institutes that can accommodate the (additional) trainees. And also there have to be enough trainers. Finally, the medical graduate has to take an interest in the training program.
The goals are timely. In the scenario’s, we take into account a 2-year lag time phase due to the process of taking the decisions and implementing the consequences. Thereafter, the ACMMP sets two equilibrium years, one in 12 years (including the lag time), and the other one in 18 years.
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