Findings from research collected from over 247,000 GP registrar clinical encounters across NSW and ACT can now be accessed via a single one-stop-shop website. The website showcases the results from the Commonwealth funded Registrar Clinical Encounters in Training (ReCEnT) research study, led by GP Synergy – the organisation funded by the ... Read more

With increased warnings that Australia needs to take action to address the misuse and overuse of antibiotics, a first-of-its-kind study reported* in Family Practice, has found targeting a whole general practice is essential for consistency of messages and practice around antibiotic prescribing. The ChAP study (Changing the Antibiotic Prescribing ... Read more

More than 570 delegates from across Australia are coming together this week at the annual General Practice Teaching and Education Conference, being held at the International Convention Centre in Sydney. The Australian GP teaching and education community is significant, with more than 5500 GP supervisors, 3,500 general practices and 400 medical ... Read more

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