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Susan Wearne

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PubMed2005

General practice supervision at a distance--is it remotely possible?

BACKGROUND: The Remote Vocational Training Scheme (RVTS) trains GPs while in solo rural or remote practice. General practice registrars choose an experienced rural or remote practitioner as their distant supervisor. METHOD: During a teacher training telephone tutorial series RVTS general practice supervisors discussed the unique features of this model of general practice training, and shared their perspectives on how to make this distance supervision effective. RESULTS: This paper outlines the unique qualities of general practice registrars, the registrar-supervisor relationship and the content of tutorials, in the context of remote supervision. This paper suggests ways to provide educational support despite geographical distance. DISCUSSION: Experienced rural and remote GPs can provide effective supervision at a distance. The RVTS provides an innovative, alternative model for training GPs for rural and remote practice. Further qualitative research on this topic is required.

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PubMed2004

Barriers and enablers for implementing general practice training.

BACKGROUND: The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) curriculum is designed for rural and remote general practice in Australia. We explored the potential for its implementation in the Northern Territory (NT). METHODS: Forty-two doctors who might teach or study the ACRRM curriculum were interviewed on the predicted barriers to the curriculum, strategies to overcome these barriers and a model for curriculum delivery. RESULTS: The themes that emerged were: recognition of the ACRRM fellowship, the structure and content of the curriculum, using the curriculum, and delivery of the curriculum. The current curriculum seemed peripheral to the daily activity of general practice registrars and general practice supervisors. Other barriers to registrar learning in the NT were identified. DISCUSSION: The project outcomes were ways to achieve a better balance of service provision and educational opportunity for general practitioners in training, as well as strategies specific to delivery of the ACRRM curriculum.

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