How do general practice supervisors perceive their preparedness to teach medical students and what supports would they find useful?

This project will investigate how general practice (GP) supervisors perceive their preparedness to teach medical students and what they feel would most support them in their teaching. This will be achieved through surveys and interviews. General practice training has been highlighted as a priority for medical students across Australia as the general practice workforce continues to shrink every year. GP supervisors, who are supported to take medical students through Medicare Practice Incentive Payments may not necessarily have undergone any training as educators before undertaking this work. It is unclear whether GP supervisors require more support when they commence supervision of medical students and what kind of support they would find useful. This research will develop a support model that could be translated into practice. Our Research Environment: As a research student in the Department of General Practice you will have access to supervision from international and national leaders in primary care research and education in a supportive and collaborative research environment. Research students are linked with a research group working within one of our areas of research excellence and able to draw upon expertise from across the department to support quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research. You will have opportunity to develop primary care research skills and understanding of ethics through workshops and seminars while gaining exposure to a wide variety of primary care research methods and topics through attendance at a weekly Departmental academic seminar series. Funding is available to support research costs and professional development activities like conference attendance. An active early career research group in the department provides a structure for informal support and learning amongst peers.