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e-Newsletter Thursday August 18, 2011

Update from the CEO

For some it was Dry July but at WAGPET it has been a deluge.
Hot on the heels of the WAGPET Trainer Education Conference and the aftermath of evaluations and organising points and payments, we have had GPET regional training provider accreditation, the GPET selection centre interviewing over 100 AGPT applicants, orientation week for GPT1 general practice registrars, PGPPP orientation, PGPPP interviews, a board meeting – and we renovated the office!

GP Registrars' Ball 2011

Creatures of the Night is the theme for the inaugural GP Registrars' Ball to be held 29th October at Perth Zoo. Prevocational doctors, current and recently fellowed registrars are all invited to attend what promises to be a spectacular evening. Limited funding is available to assist travel of rural based registrars and will be provided on a first come first serve basis. Book your ticket now to ensure you don't miss out!

WAGPET 2011 Awards now Open

Would you like to recognise the work of an outstanding registrar, prevocational doctor or training post in the WAGPET community? Nominations for the 2011 WAGPET Awards have now opened and can be made online by clicking on the following categories:

Selection 2012

On behalf of GPET's 2012 National AGPT selection process, WAGPET was asked to deliver both a Situational Judgement Test (SJT) and Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) process for all applicants requesting attendance at the WA Selection Centre. The process was successfully delivered and WAGPET staff have been asked to participate in a second round Selection Centre process to be delivered in Melbourne.

Placements/Preferences

Placements for Semester 1, 2012 have now been matched against preferences submitted by both registrars and practices. Letters confirming placements will be mailed out before the end of August.

For enquiries please contact Karen Tetlaw or Sarah Cleak, Program Officers - Doctors in Training, on 9473 8200.

RAC Workshop Day 25 November

WAGPET’s annual workshop for RAC members will take place on Friday 25 November this year. All members of Regional Advisory Committees, including Administration Officers and non stipend members, will shortly receive a formal invitation to participate in the event. In the meantime, we would appreciate you blocking the day in your work calendars in anticipation.

For further information, contact Maryanne Coombs or phone 9473 8200.

WAGPET Annual General Meeting of Members

WAGPET will be holding its AGM on Friday 25 November 2011 at 6pm.

WAGPET would like to advise members that all notices and correspondence pertaining to the AGM will be emailed to each member's nominated email address this year.

The Bare Basics of Negotiating Your GP Registrar Contract

In conjunction with the release of ‘More than Money: A Negotiating Guide for GP Registrars’, GPRA is offering an interactive online webinar called ‘The Bare Basics of Negotiating your GP Registrar Contract.’

2011/2012 First Wave Scholarship Programs

Twenty scholarships have been awarded for the 2011/2012 Metro/Rural Program, 10 metro and 10 rural, for first and second year medical students from the University of Western Australia and Notre Dame. Three third and fourth year medical students have been awarded a First Wave Indigenous Health Training Scholarship.

Orientation Week - A Registrar's Perspective

Dr Sally Singleton gives her recount of the recent Orientation Week held at WAGPET.

"From the 18th to the 21st of July, a group of 19 of us “newbie” (aka basic term) GP registrars enjoyed a range of orientation activities in Perth."

Congratulations to Recent Fellows

WAGPET would like to congratulate our registrars who have recently fellowed with the RACGP.

Supporting the Next Generation of GP Trainees

WAGPET knows only too well how passionate and committed the next generation of GP trainees is about embarking on an exciting journey in community medicine. Through its many marketing strategies, including management of GPRA’s Going Places Network in WA, WAGPET is raising the profile of general practice as an attractive career option for hospital interns and residents.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Dr Ben King from Applecross, who was the lucky winner of a brand new Ferrari from the Medfin raffle at the 2011 WAGPET Trainer Educaiton Conference.