Further information
- Placement length is 10-26 weeks. The duration will depend on the length of rotations in your hospital.
- You are eligible if you have unconditional (general) registration in the PGY 2 or PGY 3 year.
- Fully furnished accommodation and support for travel to and from your site is provided.
- You remain an employee of the hospital (primary allocation centre) with the same terms and conditions of employment.
- You are covered by your employing hospital's indemnity.
Additional information and the program newsletter is available from the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine.
The Prevocational General Practice Placements Program (PGPPP) provides junior doctors with high-quality, supported training in a range of primary care settings.
The program is managed by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) and funded by the federal Department of Health and Ageing. It is supported by the Postgraduate Medical Council of Western Australia.
The program provides junior doctors with practical experience across a range of medical and procedural disciplines in rural and remote settings. You will receive:
- hands-on experience in general practice and procedural medicine and opportunities in emergency medicine, anaesthetics, surgery and obstetrics and gynaecology
- direct care of patients from local communities with the opportunity for follow-up care
- exposure to Aboriginal health issues
- supervision and mentoring from experienced GP supervisors who are available at all times to provide advice, support and guidance
- payment on a par with hospital training and fully-furnished accommodation
- lifestyle balance and a chance to get away from the city to some of Western Australia's most scenic rural and remote areas.
Locations
We have seven placement locations available in 2010:
- Albany - Southern Regional Medical Group
- Derby Aboriginal Health Services
- Carnarvon Medical Centre
- Esperance - Banksia Medical Centre
- Kalgoorlie - Collins Street Surgery
- Broome - Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council
- Broome - Kimberley Population Health Unit
You can register your interest by emailing us and we will send an application package to you, or you can complete the application form:
School of Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care
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