ID-5184 Wonca Abstracts supplement A-K 13-10-23 - Flipbook - Page 113
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A successful collaborative end-to-end mentoring program:
Building rural health workforce and sustaining communities,
through collaboration for impact of multiple stakeholders
Ms Sophie Burke1, Dr Brendan Condon2, Phillip Steele3, Cara English2, Shane Boyer4, Amy Poynton1,
Anna Stephenson5
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Monash University, 2Deakin University, 3UNSW Sydney, 4The University of Melbourne, 5Murray City
Country Coast GP Training
Regional primary healthcare services need proactive, collaborative and creative solutions to attract,
develop and retain the skills, capabilities and talent required to deliver medical services to meet
local needs.
Junior doctors, doctors in training and medical students transitioning to the workforce benefit from
the tailored individualised support of a mentor to help them navigate the unique challenges of
training regionally.
Using a statewide regional medical mentoring program as a case study, this presentation will
unpack why a holistic, collaborative, regional approach to medical mentoring has been successful
in Victoria, Australia.
This regional medical mentoring program has been tested within the rural medical training environment
and earnt industry support over the past six years. It offers continuous support and guidance along
the full length of the regional training pathway, from medical student to fellowship, with flexibility of use.
The program outcomes indicate mentees experience increased confidence, job satisfaction and
retention, and commitment to pursuing a career in rural healthcare when supported by a regionally
based and experienced medical mentor.
The platform is free for users and matches can be self-directed, with mentoring program length and
type determined by mutual agreement of the mentor and mentee.
This collaborative platform provides a practical yet highly strategic means to support meaningful
outcomes identified in state and national medical workforce strategies:
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increase the number of regional doctors in training
reduce barriers for doctors to work and train rurally
support coordinated and visible ‘end-to-end’ training pathways
support the regional trainee medical workforce, including in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
health settings for population parity
support broader education and experience of generalist skills, and rural and remote clinical
practice, during medical school and on training programs
support informed decision making for regional medical career pathways
implement and leverage innovation from the National Rural Generalist Pathway.
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