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Prevocational General Practice Placements program (PGPPP)

The Prevocational General Practice Placements Program (PGPPP) was formerly managed by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). From 1 January 2010 PGPPP will be managed by General Practice Education and Training Ltd (GPET). These site pages provide information specific to the 2010 Prevocational General Practice Placements program (PGPPP).

 

PGPPP brochure

The PGPPP brochure provides general information for those interested in participating in the Prevocational General Practice Placements program.

Prevocational General Practice Placements Program - Brochure

Prevocational General Practice Placements Program - Brochure (Print ready) 

Note: We recommend that the brochure be printed on A3 paper.

NSW Prevocational General Practice Placements Program - Flyer

Victoria Prevocational General Practice Placements Program - Flyer

Program objective and aims

The program objective is to provide professional, well supervised and educational general practice placements for junior doctors as part of their training.

The aims are three-fold:

  • Build junior doctors’ confidence, exposure and interest in working in outer metropolitan, regional and rural areas through supervised general practice placements of varying duration approx 10-12 weeks
  • Increase understanding of the integration between primary and secondary health care by junior doctors
  • Provide an experience that will encourage junior doctors to take up general practice as a career.

 

Eligibility to apply to the program

  • The target group for this initiative is prevocational junior doctors undertaking hospital training but not yet enrolled in a speciality
  • Recently added to this group are interns and international medical graduates who are now also able to participate in this beneficial program.

Please note: there are certain requirements that must be met to be eligible for the program to find out the complete requirements please contact your director of clinical training or GP liaison officer.

 

Benefits of the program

PGPPP doctors

  • Real life experience in general practice over and above that of undergraduate training
  • Exposure to a variety of health services from migrant to aged care health services
  • Ongoing and personal mentoring by respected and dedicated GPs in the field
  • Direct patient contact in a range of primary care settings such as general practice, Aboriginal medical services, drug and alcohol services and community-based facilities
  • Enhanced understanding of the Australian health care system
  • Great networking opportunities
  • Increased confidence and independence to take into future training and work environments
  • An opportunity to work in general practice in a range of outer metropolitan, regional, rural and remote areas.

  

Participating general practices and supervisors

  • Involvement in PGPPP doctor training and provides an opportunity for PGPPP doctors to understand the nature of general practice
  • Further develop local educational networks with other organisations such as medical colleges, regional training providers, divisions of general practice, and university departments of rural health and rural clinical schools
  • Ongoing support from providers
  • Remuneration.

 

Participating hospitals

  • Provides increased number of rotation opportunities for junior doctors
  • Junior doctors are exposed to a patient's journey before and after hospital care
  • Junior doctors gain greater confidence and independence
  • Improved integration of hospital participation in medical education.