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2010 GPET Awards

2010 GPET Awards - 9 September 2010

Recipients of the 2010 GPET Awards were announced on 9 September 2010 at the closing plenary of the GPET Convention in Alice Springs. Presenting the awards were GPET Chair Professor Simon Willcock and representatives from GPET Awards sponsors Medical Observer, MIMS and Ochre Recruitment.

A record number of 75 nominations was received this year for 62 individuals and organisations from 13 different RTPs. Congratulations to all winners and nominees!

 

For a full list of nominees, please click here.

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Dr Allison TurnockGPET/Medical Observer Registrar of the Year: Dr Allison Turnock, GPTT

Allison is a trainee medical educator and Registrar Liaison Officer for General Practice Training Tasmania. Described as a "quiet achiever", Allison was the prime mover in instigating a major review of GPTT's registrar placement policy for which she organised focus groups and teleconferences around the state to gather the opinions of registrars, supervisors and practice managers. She is a passionate advocate for GP registrars both on a local and national level - exploring, developing and revising big ticket items relevant to GP registrars in Tasmania including terms and conditions, GP term placements, requirements of training and the education program, in collaboration with medical educators, supervisors and administrators.

Allison promotes registrar self-care by producing a fortnightly newsletter for registrars, organising a regular registrar social programme, being one of the key developers of a new series of registrar self-care seminars and helping present a workshop on boundaries which has also been showcased to medical educators and supervisors.

Allison regularly contributes her own time to promote general practice as a career, presenting at hospital career informations sessions around the state and has been involved 'behind the scenes' in negotiations for stronger relationships between general practices and Tasmanian hospitals.

 

 


Dr Debbie KorsGPET/Medical Observer GP Supervisor of the Year: Dr Debbie Kors, NCGPT

Debbie's commitment to teaching extends to attracting, training and shaping the next generation of GPs for her community. She values the importance of vertically integrated teaching by her involvement as a lecturer at the UNSW Rural Clinical School, medical educator for North Coast GP Training, board member of Hastings Mcleay GP Network and, from next year, a PGPPP supervisor.

She has helped expand capacity in Port Macquarie by opening a second training practice in the area and has also in the past lobbied to have the rural pathway extended to RRMA3 locations. As a result, locations such as Port Macquarie now train local (NCGPT) registrars.

Registrars look up to Debbie as a positive and inspirational role model, and her energy and passion for teaching has a profound effect on those  around her. One registrar who worked with Debbie, when asked what else they would like to learn, said "to be at least half as good as my supervisor".

 

 

 


Dr Frank Meumann GPET/MIMS Medical Educator of the Year: Dr Frank Meumann, GPTT

As Director of Training and former CEO of General Practice Training Tasmanaia, Frank's passion for the innovative design and delivery of quality medical education has been influential not only in Tasmania, but also throughout Australia and overseas. The sheer breadth of Frank's medical education expertise, his scope of influence throughout Australia and his enduring enthusiasm and productivity over the past 20 years makes him an outstanding medical eductor. However, what makes him an exceptional choice for this award is his ability to build nurturing relationships with registrars, medical educators, supervisors and administration staff he encounters in GP training. One of his nominators describe him as a "people gardener" - discerning what each individual needs to thrive, checking regularly for weeds and sharing joy in the growth he sees.

The GPET Medical Educator of the Year award has been twice awarded to GPTT senior medical educators, both of whom have had careers cultivated and supported by Frank.

 

 

 

Georgina GPET RTP Staff Excellence: Georgina van de Water, WentWest

Since joining WentWest two years ago, Georgina’s achievements include the development of new trainer sessions to assist with recruitment of high quality practices, the establishment of a comprehensive support program for registrars requiring additional support during their training and the development of new policies relating to practice placements and training pathway obligations and the service for trainers and registrars. Her colleagues at WentWest feel very fortunate to have Georgina working with them as she helps foster a sense of community around their workplace and goes over and beyond every aspect of her position with polished professionalism, enthusiasm, dedication and good humour.

 

 

 


 

 

 

Marlene Drysdale, Bonnie O'Shannassy and Sandra NielsonGPET/Ochre Recruitment Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Training Award: A/Prof Marlene Drysdale, Bonnie O'Shannassy and Sandra Nielson, getGP
Marlene, Bonnie and Sandra have been the key players in everything Gippsland Education and Training for General Practice (getGP) has done in Aboriginal health training for the past six years. Each of them brings a unique perspective to workshops they organise: Marlene with her academic background brings a clear cultural perspective, whereas Bonnie and Sandra are deeply involved in clinical work as Aboriginal health workers. As a result of their work and direction, get GP now offers a well structured, engaging two-way learning workshop attended by registrars and community members (mostly Aboriginal health workers) allowing a networking opportunity and interaction for all attendees.
Marlene, Bonnie and Sandra are also involved in a getGP OSCE case writing working group bringing case materials from the Aboriginal health area to educate registrars on Aboriginal culture as well as clinical content.

 

 

 

  


Adelaide to OutbackGPET RTP Innovation Award: Adelaide to Outback for "The business of General Practice: an in-practice training module"

Adelaide to Outback developed a set of teaching modules delivered in-practice by the supervisor and/or practice manager to cover important principles and concepts of business management. The Business of General Practice modules cover the fundamentals of the business of medicine and act as a guide and reference manual to assist registrars in their transition to independent general practice.

The teaching modules were authored by a multidisciplinary team which included practice managers, professional and medical staff in highly consultative development processes that included gathering formal and informal feedback through workshops, focus groups and key conversations.

Initial feedback and evaluation has shown that The Business of General Practice is an exceptional resource proving useful to registrars as well as practice managers and supervisors. The Adelaide to Outback team presented the module as a wokshop at the 2010 GPET Convention in Alice Springs.

 

 

 


Tropical Medical TrainingGPET/Medical Observer Environmental Encouragement Award: Tropical Medical Training

TMT has taken a whole-of-business focus on sustainability, allowing them to 'green' all their activities from start to finish. TMT developed a policy framework that would provide clear guidance for environmentally friendly practices and also communicate TMT's goal for reducing its environmental impact. This framework is described in TMT's Environmental Statement where it commits to:

  • Comply with all regulatory and legislative requirements
  • Responsible and efficient use of water, energy and consumables
  • Where practical, using environmentally responsible suppliers and sub-contractors
  • Regularly monitoring environmental performance
  • Minimising waste and promoting recycling
  • Educating and informing staff, educators, GP registrars and suppliers about what TMT is doing and what they can do to reduce their environmental impact.