AMA VICDOC Autumn 2024 - Magazine - Page 37
My f irst clinical placement was at a rural
community clinical school here in Portland.
I did a complete 180 on general practice and
rural generalism, and fell in love with the town,
the people at my clinic and what rural generalist
GP work can really do. It’s absolutely my happy
place and the work I do really matters here.
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I TEACH FOR THE MEDICAL SCHOOL
THAT I WAS ONCE A PART OF;
IT’S PHENOMENALLY REWARDING.
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I enjoy teaching, but in addition I'm future
proofing myself and my own clinical care
too, because I'm confident I've got at least
two doctors coming up through the ranks
who I taught, and who I trust completely.
Even though there had been a small
community medical school here for about
10 years prior to my arrival, I was the
first student to stay and make a life in the
community. Since I made the decision to
stay and join the teaching program, there's
been a groundswell of people staying.
So much of building a pipeline of doctors
to your communities is getting that first
person – students need to see it to want
to be it.
VICTORIAN SINGLE EMPLOYER MODEL TRIAL
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Victoria is commencing the design of a
Single Employer Model (SEM) trial for
rural generalist registrars. The SEM,
which is designed to remove immediate
economic barriers and enhance training
conditions (including parental leave
entitlements) for GP Registrars toward
Specialist General Practice fellowship, is
an initiative for which AMA Victoria and
ASMOF Victoria have long campaigned
(please see page 79 for more information
on the Victoria SEM).
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