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ArticleBMJ open2019

New alumni EXperiences of Training and independent Unsupervised Practice (NEXT-UP): protocol for a cross-sectional study of early career general practitioners.

Parker Magin, Dominica Moad, Amanda Tapley, L Holliday, Andrew Davey, Neil Spike, Kristen FitzGerald, Catherine Kirby, Michael Bentley, Allison Turnock and 2 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Parker MaginDiscipline of General Practice, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8071-8749
Dominica MoadDiscipline of General Practice, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2593-6038
Amanda TapleyDiscipline of General Practice, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
L HollidaySchool of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
Andrew DaveyDiscipline of General Practice, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
Neil SpikeEastern Victoria General Practice Training, Churchill, Victoria, Australia.
Kristen FitzGeraldGeneral Practice Training Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Catherine KirbyEastern Victoria General Practice Training, Churchill, Victoria, Australia.
Michael BentleyGeneral Practice Training Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Allison TurnockDepartment of Health, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Mieke L van DrielPrimary Care Clinical Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1711-9553
Alison FieldingDiscipline of General Practice, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5884-3068

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionGeneral practice in Australia, as in many countries, faces challenges in the areas of workforce capacity and workforce distribution. General practice vocational training in Australia not only addresses the training of competent independent general practitioners (GPs) but also addresses these workforce issues. This study aims to establish the prevalence and associations of early career (within 2 years of completion of vocational training) GPs' practice characteristics; and also to establish their perceptions of utility of their training in preparing them for independent practice. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This will be a cross-sectional questionnaire study. Participants will be former registrars ('alumni') of three regional training organisations (RTOs) who achieved general practice Fellowship (qualifying them for independent practice) between January 2016 and July 2018 inclusive. The questionnaire data will be linked to data collected as part of the participants' educational programme with the RTOs. Outcomes will include alumni rurality of practice; socioeconomic status of practice; retention within their RTO's geographic footprint; workload; provision of nursing home care, after-hours care and home visits; and involvement in general practice teaching and supervision. Associations of these outcomes will be established with logistic regression. The utility of RTO-provided training versus in-practice training in preparing the early career GP for unsupervised post-Ffellowship practice in particular aspects of practice will be assessed with χ ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethics approval is by the University of Newcastle Human Research Ethics Committee, approval numbers H-2018-0333 and H-2009-0323. The findings of this study will be widely disseminated via conference presentations and publication in peer-reviewed journals, educational practice translational workshops and the GP Synergy Research subwebsite.

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Attitude of Health PersonnelAustraliaCareer ChoiceCross-Sectional StudiesGeneral PracticeGeneral PractitionersHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesVocational Educationprimary care

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PMCPMC6549658

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