‘There is no clinical diversity’: COVID-19 hits GP registrar training

Trainees are worried about their job security and their exposure to diverse clinical cases during the pandemic.
Dr Sama Balasubramanian
GPRA President Dr Sama Balasubramanian.

Nearly 75% of GP registrars say their training is suffering because they are no longer seeing enough patients due to COVID-19.

The concerns have been raised in an online survey of 1000 trainees conducted by General Practice Registrars Australia (GPRA) earlier this month.