Set-up challenges have GP training primed for strong year Twelve months of hard work, dedication and collaboration have the WA GP training team well placed for the years ahead.
JCU to step away from GP training delivery The RACGP has reassured registrars it is ready to ‘welcome and unite’ Queensland GPs in training, saying there will be minimal changes on the ground.
‘A real privilege’: Vic medical educators share their training goals One year on from the return of college-led training, they say building on collegiality will help move closer to a national model.
One year of GP training: A medical educator reflects The return to college-led training has brought new opportunities and nationwide distribution of diverse skills, an RACGP medical educator says.
‘Seeing people excited about general practice is the best thing’ One year on from the return of college-led training, newsGP talks to RACGP medical educators to seek their views on the past 12 months.
GP Trainee Grant program kicks off Eligible Victorian GPs in training will soon be able to apply for $40,000 in government support, sparking calls for other states to follow suit.
Queensland receives rural workforce boost More than 100 new rural registrars are expected to help with GP shortages across the state under specialised training.
Rural Advanced Skills payment now open GPs working outside of Australia’s major cities can earn up to $21,000 extra per year, thanks to a new Federal Government incentive program.
‘I never thought I’d be standing here, let alone be a doctor’ Some wondered why Arrernte man, Dr Corey Dalton, wanted to study medicine later in life – but the RACGP’s GP in training of the year has no regrets.
College-led training proves successful It has been less than one year since the RACGP resumed responsibility of GP training, but students are already reporting improvements in learning.