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Congratulations to our inaugural RACGP Foundation PhD scholarship recipients:
- Dr Libby Dai (University of Melbourne)
- Dr Michael Tran (University of New South Wales).
Dr Dai commences her PhD this year under the supervision of Prof Kelsey Hegarty and A/Prof Ruth McNair. Her research aims understandi]g what LGBTIQA+ people need and want from their primary healthcare providers when they experience or use domestic and family violence to help inform the delivery of safe, effective and equitable care to LGBTIQA+ patients.
"Primary care has the potential to be an important provider and mediator of health equity, but only if GPs have the knowledge and skills to deliver safe care to the LGBTQA+ and other minoritised communities,” said Dr Dai.
“Safety must encompass not simply clinical safety, but also awareness of the contextual experiences of interpersonal and systemic trauma and violence that continues to impact the LGBTQA+ community. Until the LGBTQA+ community can trust that they can always receive safe care from their GPs, there will continue to be a gap in access to care that will drive poorer outcomes.”
Dr Michael Tran commenced his PhD last year under the supervision of Prof Boaz Shulruf, A/Prof Joel Rhee, Prof Parker Magin, and Prof Wendy Hu. His research seeks to identify factors contributing to the transition experience in general practice training to enable greater understanding of the process, trainee competence in navigating these periods and improving overall workforce satisfaction and retention.
“General practice in Australia is unique with its vocational training program being community-based and geographically and professionally isolated. There are many potential points for negative experiences to occur in this transition period, becoming adverse struggles that impede learning and development,” said Dr. Tran.
“Better understanding the balance of the challenging, but formative, components of the transition experienced in training including both the negative and positive aspects is essential [and] will help target allocation of existing resources, and develop training frameworks, tools and policy to provide early identification and support for trainees who may struggle, or indeed, excel in training.”
We extend our best wishes to both scholars and look forward to supporting them through their PhD journeys.
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