Prevocational General Practice Placements Program
Program Objective and Aims
The objective of the Prevocational General Practice Placement Program (PGPPP) is to provide professional, well supervised and educational general practice placements for junior doctors as part of their training.
The aims are three-fold:
- Build junior doctors' confidence, exposure and interest in working in outer metropolitan, regional and rural areas through supervised general practice placements of varying duration approx 10-12 weeks.
- Increase the understanding of the integration between primary and secondary health care by junior doctors.
- Provide an experience that will encourage junior doctors to take up general practice as a career.
Eligibility to apply to the program
The target group for this initiative is junior doctors undertaking hospital training but not yet enrolled in a speciality. Recently added to this group are interns and international medical graduates who are now also able to participate in the beneficial program.
PGPPP Training Practices
Training practices coordinated by SA IMET currently participating in PGPPP are:
Click on the below training practices to access their PGPPP brochure:
Testimonial
"My rotation at The Second Storey has been really valuable to improve my confidence and skills in treating adolescents. I've has great exposure to adolescent mental health, sexual health and drug and alcohol issues in particular. The clinic setting, with your own list of patients booked allows you a lot of independence and yet at the same time the support and supervision have probably been the best of any rotation I've done."
Dr Fenella Dermody, PGY3 (Term 4, 2009 rotation at TSS)
Tools and Templates
Junior Doctors
- Pre-Placement Information Sheet – completed prior to start of term
- Mid-Term Assessment – completed with Term Supervisor mid-term
- End of Term Assessment (sample only template varies between practices) – completed with Term Supervisor end of term
- Exit Evaluation – confidential evaluation completed at end of term
Term Supervisors
- Supervision Guidelines – outlines guidelines for supervision of PGPPP doctors
- PGPPP Process and Support Evaluation – completed at end of term
Enquiries and Contact Details
For further information about PGPPP or to register interest in undertaking a PGPPP rotation contact:
Vanessa Loose, PGPPP Manager
SA IMET
Level 6, Citi Centre Building
11 Hindmarsh Square, ADELAIDE SA 5000
Phone: (08) 8226 1085 Fax: (08) 8226 6610
vanessa.loose@health.sa.gov.au