Fixing GP training: Is this mission impossible?
The demands on the RACGP are significant as it unveils plans for the future of GP training.Â
The demands on the RACGP are significant as it unveils plans for the future of GP training.Â
If adopted, the plan will see the end of regional training organisations with more intensive case management of registrars.
The program is in the middle of a major revamp aimed at attracting more applicants.
The government is consulting on reforms to the training program, but there's little detail.
GP registrars are left out of both employer-based schemes and the Federal Government's paid parental leave program, says Dr Sarah Bailey.
Former GP registrar Dr Leimin Chen will be reregistered after a tribunal found he now recognised it was wrong to prescribe ketamine for depression.…
One registrar said she had resort to shifts at an after-hours deputising service to help pay off her mortgage.
But the registrars will not be part of the Australian General Practice Training program.
The RACGP expects exemption notices to be issued so the 69 candidates can sit the KFP exam on Friday.
Exam candidates like Dr Devaki Wallooppillai say their preparation has been severely affected due to stress and lack of sleep.
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