WAGPET Publications

WAGPET Strategic Plan

Medical Student Survey Report 2009

This research was commissioned by WAGPET and conducted by the Australian Medical Association of Western Australia (AMA (WA). It builds upon a similar study conducted of medical students in 2007 and published in 2008. The 2008 data significantly strengthens the results of the 2007 research. It highlights an increased interest among medical students and interns in general practice as a career choice. In addition the research emphasised the importance of providing access to positive role models and mentors during general practice placements and the need to promote general practice as an intellectually stimulating and challenging profession offering variety in clinical practice and work environments.

Medical Student Survey Report 2008

This research was commissioned by WAGPET and conducted by the Australian Medical Association of Western Australia (AMA (WA)). Both organisations would like to acknowledge the support of the Western Australian Medical Students’ Society and the Medical Student Association of Notre Dame. Their input into the development of the questionnaire and its distribution to medical students, as well as their involvement in focus groups conducted during 2007 was invaluable.

Maintaining an Effective Procedural Workforce in Rural Western Australia

This project was commissioned by WAGPET in response to concerns expressed by rural doctors over the fragility of the procedural workforce and lack of succession planning and training to ensure an ongoing supply of Australian-trained procedural doctors in WA. The findings reflect serious concerns about both the current gap and a projected decline over the next 15 years in Western Australia's rural procedural medical workforce. Current workforce gaps are identified as 14.5 full time General Practice (GP) proceduralists and 12 procedural specialists. There is already a growing crisis in procedural coverage in a number of locations across the state, most notably in the north-west.

WAGPET Review of Regionalisation 2006

In mid-2006 WAGPET commissioned an independent review of its progress in regionalising general practice training in WA. The review was guided by key participant views on three broad questions outlined in the terms of reference: * what is working well, and what is not working well? * what aspects of the training program should /should not be further regionalised? * what is your vision of how the regional GP training program can best be delivered in WA? R&A Lockwood Consultants were commissioned to undertake the review which was conducted in the latter half of 2006 with the final report delivered to the WAGPET Board in January 2007. The findings of the report were reviewed by WAGPET and responses to the findings were prepared for the WAGPET Board and submitted with the Consultant's report.

WAGPET Annual Reports

Media Release for 2009 Medical Student Survey Report

General Practice Survey Report 2009

WAGPET Indigenous Health Training Review Report 2009