Academic Posts

Academic post applications for Semester 1, 2011 are now open. 

Applications close Friday, 17th September 2010. 

Dr Subana Amirthanandan has recently completed her 2009 post, to view this report please click on the following link.

Academic post report - Dr Subana Amirthanandan 2009

Vocational training in general practice offers the opportunity to undertake salaried training for a period of 12 months part-time, in an academic term as an extended skills post or as optional extra training.

The purpose of the term is to enable registrars to develop skills in research, teaching, project work and critical evaluation of research relevant to the discipline of general practice that will be of use throughout their careers and that will contribute to knowledge exchange and development.

The term must provide an experience relevant to general practice and/or primary care. Registrars are expected to develop understandings of research and teaching environments and the processes and benefits of cross-disciplinary research.


Academic Post Frequently Asked Questions

Short Version of Academic Resources

Academic Post Guidelines (currently under review)

Academic post application form

To apply for an academic post please contact either the GPET RRADO, Dr Nyoli Valentine or Program Officer, Sarah Hutchison

A common fault in academic post applications received by GPET has been a lack of detail in the university supervisor's declaration. It is strongly recommended that university supervisors look at the following proforma as a template for their declaration:

University Supervisor Declaration Proforma

What's your burning question? View a short youtube video about general practice regsitrars undertaking an academic post. 

Completed Academic Post Application Forms

Completed application forms can be submitted by email or posted to:

General Practice Education & Training
Program Officer, Education
GPO Box 2914
CANBERRA ACT 2601

Please ensure a signed copy of the documents are provided to GPET.

Academic Post Examples

Here are some examples of published research that has evolved from an academic post (presented with the permission of the registrars involved).

Geoff Spurling - Delayed antibiotics for symptoms and complications of respiratory infections - a Cochrane review.

Paul Burgess - Healthy country: healthy people? Exploring the health benefits of indigenous natural resource management - a literature review published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. Paul Burgess was the 2004 Registrar Research Prize winner, for this research project.

Daisy Tan - Weight management in general practice: what do patients want? - a waiting-room questionnaire survey, published in the Medical Journal of Australia.