08 New General Practitioner (GP) orientation
NSW Rural Doctors Network (RDN) supports doctors new to general practice in remote, rural and regional locations, and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs), to deliver high quality medical services.
NSW Rural Doctors Network (RDN) supports doctors new to general practice in remote, rural and regional locations, and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs), to deliver high quality medical services.
Support includes access to a two-day ‘New GP Orientation Program’ and a ‘New Rural GP Orientation’ online learning module.
The program includes*:
- Professional orientation
- an overview of general practice in rural NSW
- an introduction to the NSW Ministry of Health (MoH)
- navigating Medicare
- the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
- cultural awareness
- accessing GP support
- pathways to Fellowship and exam preparation
- professional and ethical responsibilities
- Clinical orientation
- emergency medicine
- introduction to sexual health and family planning
- introduction to mental health
- introduction to Indigenous health to identify and work with Aboriginal people in a culturally safe and appropriate way
- managing workplace illness and injury cases
- Social orientation
- achieving work/life balance.
*Program may vary
Contact RDN’s conference and events team to find out more about upcoming New GP Orientation Program dates.
RDN is a not-for-profit organisation. Its services are delivered in partnership and with support from the Australian Government Department of Health (DoH), the NSW Ministry of Health (MoH) and various community organisations. Recruitment support services are funded and subsequently provided free of charge. Some additional services may attract a fee where necessary.
Information correct as at January 2020.
For more information please contact our recruitment team
conferences@nswrdn.com.au
www.nswrdn.com.au
02 4924 8000