title: General medicine advanced training: lessons from the John Hunter training programme.
abstract: Recent years have seen a rapid growth in the number of advanced trainees pursuing general medicine as a specialty. This reflects an awareness of the need for broader training experiences to equip future consultant physicians with the skills to manage the healthcare challenges arising from the demographic trends of ageing and increasing comorbidity. The John Hunter Hospital training programme in general medicine has several characteristics that have led to the success in producing general physicians prepared for these challenges. These include support from a core group of committed general physicians, an appropriate and sustainable funding model, flexibility with a focus on genuine training and developing awareness of a systems approach, and strong links with rural practice.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jackel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Attia
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pickles
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000592:standards; D058006:General Practice / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine / Q000592:standards; D009520:New Zealand; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D013038:Specialization / Q000592:standards
keywords: general medicine; graduate medical education; internal medicine; medical education; physician; specialist