GP registrars must not become college employees, says AMA
Similar models of employment already exist in New Zealand and the Netherlands.
Tag: GP registrars
RACGP declares Zoom-based OSCE a success
More than 900 candidates passed its socially distanced version of the OSCE, including 80 who sat an extra day.
RACGP fellowship exam resits go off with barely a hitch
Dr Genevieve Yates has thanked the candidates and those who supported them.
How to write ‘wicked’ GP job references for lazy colleagues
I once wrote in a job reference for a lazy colleague: “A worker like her is hard to find.” I sure had trouble finding her,…
Registrars could become RACGP employees under draft training plan
The idea has been put forward as a possible fix to the problem of registrars losing pay and leave entitlements when they leave the hospital system.…
Healing exam trauma will form a pivotal part of my presidency
As incoming president of the RACGP, this month’s Key Feature Problem and Applied Knowledge Test exam failure has raised significant concerns at a time when…
RACGP to pay registrars $6m refund for botched exam
In a statement from acting president Associate Professor Ayman Shenouda, the college has revealed they cannot publically identify the exam provide…
RACGP fellowship fiasco: ‘We are sorry. We can and will do better’
The RACGP fellowship exams had to be cancelled on Friday and Saturday due to widespread technical failures leaving candidates distraught. Here the college offers its…
The doctor vs proctor: A registrar’s agonising exam webchat
The college had reassured candidates it had improved the proctor experience just days earlier.
‘Oh God, they’ll fail me for sure’: A registrar’s story
Dr Allan Grogan might give up general practice after last week's exam glitch.
