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- The General Practice Psychiatry Program is a cooperative initiative involving two universities and two professional colleges, offering a one-year Graduate Certificate and a two-year Master's degree in General Practice Psychiatry through distance education.
- The program features a blend of learning methods, including mailing text packages, audio tapes, teleconferences, and in-person residential weekends for hands-on training.
- Between 1998 and 2001, the program attracted 141 general practitioners for the Graduate Certificate and 48 for the Master's program, with a notable enrollment of rural, female, and experienced GPs from across Australia.
Article Abstract
Background: The General Practice Psychiatry Program is a collaborative initiative between two universities and two professional colleges. Since 1998 it has offered general practitioners a one year part time Graduate Certificate, and a two year Master of General Practice Psychiatry. The learning is by distance education and multimode, including text packages sent out, tapes, teleconferences and two annual residential weekends with role plays and didactic teaching.
Objective: To describe the development of a Graduate Certificate and Master in General Practice Psychiatry.
Discussion: The program has been well supported with 141 general practitioners enrolling in the Graduate Certificate and 48 in the Masters during 1998-2001. General practitioners have been enrolling from around Australia, with rural, female and more experienced GPs predominating.
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