Interested in undertaking procedural training in Anaesthetics?

$40,000 Commonwealth subsidy available to eligible GPs!

Applications are now closed 

The General Practitioner Procedural Training Support Program (GPPTSP) is a workforce support program designed to improve access to obstetric and anaesthetics services for women living in rural and remote communities by supporting rural GPs to attain procedural skills.

The objective of the Program is to provide funding to enable GPs to gain the Advanced Rural Skills Training in Anaesthesia or the DRANZCOG Advanced.

Successful applicants for Support through the GPPTSP - Anaesthetics Component will be paid a total of $40,000 (GST exclusive) directly by ACRRM, received in two payments.

• The first payment will be made following the Support Recipient’s acceptance into an accredited training post; and
• The second, and final, payment to the Support Recipient will be made following their successful completion of the Advanced Rural Skills Training in Anaesthesia.

Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria at a minimum:

• Be defined as GP as per the Application Guidelines
• The physical location of their principle clinical practice or current training post is in an ASGC-RA 2-5. Further information on ASGC-RA can be found at www.doctorconnect.gov.au

Please download the Application Guidelines for further information.

Applications

Applications for the Anaesthetics component of the General Practitioner Procedural Training Support Program (GPPTSP) are now closed.

The General Practitioner Procedural Training Support Program is funded by the Australian Government and managed by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (Anaesthetics component) and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (Obstetrics component).

Following a successful pilot program last year to train six rural doctors in anaesthetics, the Commonwealth has boosted the number of places for the 2011 training year to 16 and 15 for the 2012 training year.

Click here to see the successful applicants for 2010.

Click here to see the successful applicants for 2011.

Background

The Maternity Services Review report Improving Maternity Services in Australia, delivered in February 2009, identified the need to improve access to maternity services for women in rural and remote locations. There was little incentive for rural GPs to undertake additional training to broaden their skills base so that they can provide more comprehensive services to their communities. A copy of the report is available at: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/msr-report.

In response, the Government announced the 2009-10 Budget a package of measure including a support program for GPs to complete the procedural training program in obstetrics or anaesthetics. The initiative targets existing GPs in rural and remote areas and, accordingly, limits support to GPs practicing in those areas.

Contact

For more information about the GPPTSP - Anaesthetics Component, please explore the Application Guidelines, or contact ACRRM directly:

(t) +61 7 3105 8200
(f) +61 7 3105 8299
(e) gpptspacrrm [dot] org [dot] au

ACRRM would like to acknowledge the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) for the use of amended program guidelines and application form.