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Visiting Medical Officers (VMOs) augment full-time medical specialist services by providing speciality input in a number of disciplines throughout the state and advanced specialties at major metropolitan and provincial hospitals.
Not withstanding their private sector activity, VMOs are vital to the continued operation of the Queensland public health system. There are about 800 employee VMOs – working an average of 8-9 hours per week. Although this is a small component of the Queensland Health medical workforce, it is a vital one, with VMOs providing the sole speciality service in a number of disciplines in many rural and regional facilities. In metropolitan hospitals, VMOs have a significant clinical and teaching role.
In February 2011, Queensland Health and Australian Medical Association (AMA) Queensland finalised an agreement for Visiting Medical Officers.
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