Support for
Indigenous
GP Registrars
Supporting attendance at National Conferences
aida 2025
Continuing our support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander doctors, JCTS was proud to support and sponsor the attendance of 17 Indigenous GP registrars to attend the AIDA 2025 conference last November on Gadigal country.
AIDA’s multi-day annual conference brings together medical students, graduates, medical professionals, and organisations interested in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.
JCTS Indigenous GP registrar scholarship
The JCTS scholarship included:
- Full registration to AIDA 2025
- Return flights to Sydney
- Accommodation reimbursement
- Attendance at the Member Only Day and all days of the conference
- A ticket to the Welcome Reception and Gala Dinner
- Conference merchandise
- Attendance to the Tribal Warrior Cruise networking event hosted by IGPTN and JCTS
To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants had to identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and be a registrar in a current term with Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) or the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP).
Both the turnout and feedback from the registrars was exceptionally well received, with the Tribal Warrior Cruise across the Sydney Harbour a fantastic opportunity for the registrars, IGTPN and JCTS staff to connect.
pridoc 2024
As part of our commitment to ensuring that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander doctors are nurtured and grown, JCTS was proud to support 18 Indigenous GP Registrars to attend PRIDoC in 2024, through the JCTS scholarship opportunity.
Hosted by the Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association (AIDA), PRIDoC brings together the foremost Indigenous doctors’ member organisations from across the Pacific.
Each registrar was granted full registration to PRIDoC, which included access to all conference sessions, entry to the exhibition hall, participation to the Connection to Country Day sponsored by JCTS, tickets to all social functions and all program break catering. In addition, JCTS provided $1000 to each recipient to go towards the cost of their travel and accommodation and an invitation to a networking breakfast.
To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants had to identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and be a registrar in a current term with ACCRM or RACGP.
Hear from a few of our Indigenous GP Registrars about how they benefited from the JCTS scholarship:
Working with the Indigenous General Practice Trainee Network (IGPTN)
The IGPTN is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander not-for-profit organisation that strives for training and workforce equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander GPs.
JCTS works with the IGPTN to provide financial assistance to support Indigenous GP registrars to attend workshops.
The IGPTN workshops are offered exclusively to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander GP and RG trainees who are working towards a Fellowship in General Practice or Rural Generalism.
