Explore Western NSW
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Explore Western NSW CONTENTS Welcome to Western NSW 5 Why go west? 7 Rural generalism 9 Aboriginal health 11 How can we help you get there 13 Western NSW subregion 15 Murrumbidgee subregion 26 Welcome to Western NSW ABOUT WESTERN NSW WHERE CAN YOU TRAIN? The Western NSW training region is made up of two Where you train in Western NSW depends on the type training subregions – Western NSW and Murrumbidgee of training offer you are made at selection into the and ACT. Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) program. The training region is remarkably diverse and there are If you’re a rural pathway registrar who is offered a amazing experiences to be enjoyed, in both GP training training place in the Western NSW subregion or the and leisure. From the rural lifestyle, to being part of the Murrumbidgee and ACT subregion, you will complete all great outdoors and enjoying the many festivals and of your GP term training in the subregion that you have events throughout the year, there are many reasons to been allocated. consider training in Western NSW. If you’re a general pathway registrar from another Both subregions offer excellent training opportunities in: subregion who is required to undertake a rural rotation as part of their training, or you are a registrar looking • community GP for a rural experience, you can undertake a rotation/s in • rural generalist/procedural skills training either the Western NSW subregion or the Murrumbidgee • Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services and ACT subregion. Contact your education coordinator (ACCHSs) to find out more. • academic GP. If you’re considering applying to the AGPT program and have ties to a rural subregion like Western NSW or Murrumbidgee, you may be eligible to apply for subregion priority preferencing to make sure you can continue your rural training pipeline. For more information about training locations, request a copy of our applicant pack. Walgett Bourke Broken Hill Dubbo Orange Bathurst Cowra Oberon Hay Grith Young Wagga Wagga Canberra Queanbeyan Western NSW Murrumbidgee and ACT DIVERSE TRAINING FANTASTIC WELCOMING OPPORTUNITIES LIFESTYLE COMMUNITIES VIBRANT ARTS AND SPORTING FACILITIES DIVERSE SCHOOL CULTURE SCENE AND TEAMS OPTIONS Explore Western NSW | 5 DR MILLIE HOLBECK FROM SYDNEY TO WESTERN NSW "When I started studying medicine I knew I wanted to be a GP and I knew I wanted to go somewhere smaller where I could be part of the community and I could make more of a difference. One more GP in the big city doesn’t do much but one more GP somewhere where there aren’t too many can make more of a difference. I just love the Murrumbidgee region because it has some of those urban comforts I’m used to, but it still has that community feel. People care about each other, you don’t have that in other places. I like that you’ve got a huge variety, you’ve got farmers coming in from out of town, you’ve got city folk, really a great diversity in the population which is really exciting." WHY GO WEST? MAKE A DIFFERENCE Going rural is a unique and rewarding training experience. Who knows how long you might decide to stay? Serving a rural community even for a short time can make a big difference. Even if you do decide to move on, you can do so knowing you made an important contribution to a community in need during your time there. BUILD YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Training in a supervised setting is a unique opportunity to gain new skills in a safe environment. With fewer specialist services readily accessible in some rural areas, patient presentations are often more diverse than those encountered in large metropolitan centres. Make the most of this opportunity – experience the diversity of rural general practice and build an extensive knowledge base that you can use anywhere. BE PART OF A TEAM Today, most rural practices have teams of doctors, nurses and other health professionals working together, providing collegiate and supportive working environments for you to work and train within. SUBSPECIALISE One of the great appeals of general practice is career diversity and opportunity. Opportunities to sub-specialise, provide holistic care across multiple settings, and explore new areas of interest are often enhanced in a rural setting. Explore Western NSW | 7 Rural generalism WHAT IS A RURAL GENERALIST? HOW CAN YOU APPLY? Rural generalists (also known as procedural GPs) There are two GP procedural training programs in are doctors who have a specialised skill in a NSW: particular area of medicine. • NSW Rural Generalist (RG) Training Program • NSW Rural GP Procedural Training Program. They play an important role in servicing small rural communities who do not have staff specialists Applications for advanced skills training places providing these services. can be made from PGY2 and above. Doctors interested in the RG program can also apply for the Across Western NSW there are opportunities to preparation Foundation Year program from PGY1. undertake training in a procedural skill, and for working as a rural generalist/procedural GP. CONSIDER APPLYING FOR THE HETI Rural generalist/procedural course subsidies FOUNDATION YEAR are available through GP Synergy and specialist colleges. For more details visit our supports and The Foundation Year is a program run by HETI subsidies page. to provide an introduction to the RG program. It’s highly recommended for anyone considering rural WHAT TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES generalism and includes education and access to mentors. ARE AVAILABLE? For further information visit the HETI website www. There are many training opportunities available in heti.nsw.gov.au or contact GP Synergy’s Special Western NSW as well as towns to practice those Education and Programs Manager on applicant@ skills. gpsynergy.com.au or 1300 477 963. Disciplines include: • adult internal medicine • anaesthetics • emergency medicine Explore procedural opportunities for each • mental health town in the following pages, or visit our • obstetrics and gynaecology website for maps and lists of all posts • paediatrics available. • surgery • palliative care. VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR NSW AND ACT TRAINING POSTS LIST OF TRAINING POSTS AND LOCATIONS DR SALLY STREET GP OBSTETRICS GP REGISTRAR | MUDGEE "Obstetrics chose me, I loved it from the moment I did it as a medical student. I love looking after the ladies through their pregnancies, being there for the birth of their babies and then watching the babies grow up. In GP obstetrics, if you get a cough or a cold or a runny nose in your pregnancy, I’ve got it, if you get depressed, I’ve got it, if you fall over and hurt your knee, I’ve got that too. Mudgee has the ultimate mix of medicine MAP OF TRAINING POSTS available, there’s emergency, there’s anaesthetics, there’s obstetrics, there’s general practice, there’s all the bits and pieces within general practice, all the different sub-specialties. We’ve got three great schools to choose from for the kids, we’ve got an amazing lifestyle, with your choice of winery to enjoy on the weekends with live music, lots of festivals, non-stop festivals, lots of playgrounds and water parks." Explore Western NSW | 9 Aboriginal health Walgett Bourke Coonamble Broken Hill Dubbo Wellington Orange Bathurst Cowra Oberon Hay Grith Young Canberra Wagga Wagga Queanbeyan GP TRAINING IN ABORIGINAL HEALTH Aboriginal health training posts are GP training positions undertaken in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs). ACCHSs are Aboriginal organisations that provide primary health care and related services to their local Aboriginal community. ACCHSs are community controlled organisations, overseen by a locally elected board of management. They deliver holistic and culturally appropriate health care using a multidisciplinary team approach to ensure the best possible outcome for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. Aboriginal health means not just the physical well-being of an individual but the social, emotional and cultural well-being of the whole community. ACCHSs vary in size and the services they offer. Services generally include primary DR CAROLINE IVEY clinical care delivered by GPs working with Aboriginal health professionals with an "As a junior doctor from England, I never emphasis on holistic and preventive care, imagined I would end up as a GP in rural delivered in a culturally safe environment. Australia! Across Western NSW there are numerous I quickly fell in love with the people, opportunities to train in Aboriginal health. lifestyle and landscape of the Central West. WHY TRAIN IN ABORIGINAL I would encourage all registrars to HEALTH? consider taking up a post in Aboriginal There are many benefits to undertaking part health particularly in a small rural town of your GP training in an Aboriginal health where you'll really get to appreciate the training post including: nature of a small-friendly community and what a difference that you can make to the • a better understanding of Aboriginal people in the community. and Torres Strait Islander health that can then be applied in an ACCHS or The health service offers a very holistic a mainstream general practice with patient-centred care model which is a Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander fantastic thing to be part of. At the health patients service we have a fantastic team. There’s • being part of a team that delivers holistic always somebody that I can call upon health care to help me manage any clinical or social • understanding the disparities in issue that might arise with one of my Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal health patients. status, and why it is important to close I love living in Wellington and the the gap. surrounding area because it's a really, really, friendly community. There's lots to do, there's always an activity on.