Jasmine De Giovanni, a 2017 GP Synergy Medical Student Scholarship recipient, has had her scholarship-funded study published in Menopause - The Journal of the North American Menopause Society. The paper, GP registrar consultations addressing menopause-related symptoms: a cross-sectional analysis, aimed to investigate the prevalence and ... Read more
Case study on female reproductive health published
Dr Rachel Turner, one of our 2018 academic GP registrars, has a strong interest in female reproductive health. Her case study published in the May edition of RACGP’s check (independent learning program) focuses on the use of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) as a contraception option for a young woman. Currently Dr Turner is ... Read more
Research from thousands of GP registrar consultations showcased in new website
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
Team approach best to fight antibiotic resistance
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
National GP training conference attracts nearly 600 delegates
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
My Medical Student Scholarship experience: Jean Littlewood
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
