Supervisor and Practice Selection and Accreditation

If you are considering becoming a GP Trainer and applying for accreditation as a training practice, it is first worthwhile familiarising yourself (and your practice manager) with the training program as described under the pages About GP Training and For Practices . These pages include details of registrar training requirements and financial support for practices. It is also important to be familiar with the National Minimum Terms and Conditions for Registrars.

The program has come a long way since the FMP and even RACGP training days. North Queensland has educational experiences and processes that are unique, as well as the fundamentals common to all Australian GP Training Programs.

Accreditation

Training practices must be accredited in terms of RACGP practice accreditation and teaching post standards. It is TMT's responsibility to ensure the practices in its program maintain these standards.

TMT has 68 accredited training practices and 112 accredited GP Trainers in 2007. As GPs retire or go on to other interests, it is important to maintain our numbers of suitable supervised practices. We also aim for a number that enables practices to have a 'fallow' year every six years or so, as a break from constant training and mentoring. So, we are keen to recruit new Trainers into the future.