Support for 

Indigenous
GP Registrars

Supporting attendance at National Conferences

As part of our commitment to ensuring that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander doctors are nurtured and grown, JCTS were proud to support 18 Indigenous GP Registrars to attend PRIDoC in 2024, through its 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 Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) or the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP).

There was a great turn out to the networking breakfast, allowing registrars to connect with each other, as well as meet with JCTS Board Members and staff.

 

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.

Visit IGPTN for further information

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