- Title
- Professional career needs of general practitioners and registrars working in north-western New South Wales
- Creator
- Fraser, John
- Relation
- Australian Family Physician Vol. 34, Issue 12, p. 7-9
- Relation
- http://www.racgp.org.au/AM/Template.cfm?Section=200512S&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=5180
- Publisher
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2005
- Description
- Background: The Australian general practice workforce increasingly comprises international medical graduates. These doctors come from a range of professional backgrounds. Aim: This project aimed to document the current education, training and support needs of the general practice workforce, including international medical graduates, who currently train and/or practise in northwestern New South Wales. Method: Cross sectional survey of all 66 registrars and all 149 GPs who work in this area. Results: Irrespective of doctors’ origin or gender, priority information needs were related to indigenous health, rural health, and key community issues. Training and pre-employment opportunities, and continuing professional development were high priority areas for all participants. Discussion: Educational initiatives are best targeted at identified groups but not necessarily reserved for international medical graduates only. Supporting the professional careers of doctors in a region requires the provision of integrated educational programs that focus on specific information and skills deficits, as well as requested programs.
- Subject
- general practice workforce; registrars; northwestern New South Wales; Australia
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/38195
- Identifier
- uon:4285
- Identifier
- ISSN:0300-8495
- Language
- eng
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