Jean Littlewood aspires to be a rural GP. As a GP Synergy Medical Student Scholarship recipient she took the opportunity to do her general practice community placement in Broken Hill, and loved the experience. Why did you apply for the scholarship? To be a rural GP is my goal. I did work experience in high school with a GP in Manilla, it really ... Read more

As a recipient of a GP Synergy Medical Student Scholarship, Belinda Watson used the scholarship to research her interest in geriatrics. A paper based on her research project was recently published in Australian Family Physician. Why did you apply for the scholarship? I’ve always been interested in being a GP, my local GP in Surry Hills was ... Read more

Academic post location: University of Wollongong – Graduate Medicine, Shoalhaven Campus Background? Initially I was attracted to academic training due to its flexibility, I was heavily pregnant and working out what I wanted do for extended skills. I had done research before and I really liked it. Also paid research positions are unusual, so ... Read more

Dr Kylie Vuong undertook an academic post during her GP training and is now a Lecturer in Primary Care at the University of New South Wales School of Public Health and Community Medicine, as well as a practising GP. Why did you decide to pursue an academic post during your GP training? When doing my GP training I was also doing a Masters at ... Read more