Hybrid training for remotely situated general practice registrars--making best use of available opportunities.
BACKGROUND
Regional training providers (RTPs) working under the auspices of Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) sometimes encounter difficulties in delivering the AGPT program to general practice registrars, particularly those in the rural pathway. Registrars who have an employment bond with organisations such as state government health departments or the Australian Defence Forces are a prime example. The Remote Vocational Training Scheme (RVTS) presents an alternative model.


OBJECTIVE
To develop, evaluate and improve a system which combines the best of the AGPT and RVTS delivery modes.


CONCLUSIONS
The situations, arrangements and early outcomes from three AGPT and RVTS hybrid training arrangements in 2005 are described. Further formal evaluation will be necessary as the project progresses.
Lang
Bill
B
Rural and Regional Queensland Consortium.
Giddings
Pat
P
D001315:Australia; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D019035:Rural Health Services