Finding and addressing weaknesses in GP supervisor professional development.

Background: The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners' Standards for general practice training require supervisor continuing professional development (PD) to meet the needs of the individual supervisors and develop the supervisory team.

Objective: The aim of this article is to explore current supervisor PD and consider how it might better meet the outcomes described in the standards.

Discussion: General practitioner supervisor PD delivered by regional training organisations (RTOs) continues to operate without a national curriculum.

A 'call for help' list for Australian general practice registrars.

Background And Objectives: Currently when undergoing Australian general practice training, a registrar must determine when clinical supervision is needed. The aim of this study was to identify situations in early Australian general practice training requiring closer supervision and consider how this can be achieved.

Method: The study used a qualitative approach involving 75 registrars, supervisors and medical educators from seven focus groups in Victoria and Tasmania.

Closer supervision in Australian general practice training: planning major system change.

Major system change involving closer supervision of trainee GP registrars in Australia is warranted. Change management guidelines recommend involving stakeholders in developing change. The views of those involved in general practice training about current and potential supervisory practice were explored.

Tell me if there is a problem: safety in early general practice training.

In contrast to other comparable countries, trainees commencing general practice in Australia can see patients without being required to contact their supervisor. To understand how patient safety in early training is managed a qualitative study design using semi-structured interviews was used. A lead medical educator from each of the nine Australian Regional Training Organisations (RTOs) was interviewed.