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GPET/Medical Observer GP Registrar of the Year
Dr Aileen Traves, TMT
Recently fellowed Dr Aileen Traves was a Registrar Liaison Officer for TMT for three years, providing leadership and advice to both TMT management and registrars. As a registrar she worked with disadvantaged children and families in her role in the Paediatric Outreach Program which flies into the most remote areas of Cape York and the Torres Strait region. She is also well-respected by the community of Kowrowa, giving her time to hold sessions at the Outreach Clinic to serve the community.
Aileen is a true ambassador of general practice training, being the face of the 2011 AGPT Selection campaign. She makes the time to help promote general practice training by sharing her experiences through speaking opportunities. She now mentors and teaches medical students as a Clinical Lecturer at James Cook University.
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GPET/Medical Observer GP Supervisor of the Year
Dr Pam Turnock, CSQTC
Dr Pam Turnock has been involved in GP supervision since the 1980s and her continued dedication and commitment to the delivery of the AGPT and PGPP programs has produced 'competent and confident registrars, GPs and junior doctors who come to understand the meaning of creating sustainable community building through high quality general practice'. Her wealth of experience is coupled with a willingness to try new and innovative approaches to education and training.
Pam was recognised with the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2005 for her service to rural medicine and continues to work closely with Queensland Health and CSQTC to bring quality primary health care to her local community.
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GPET/MIMS Medical Educator of the Year
Dr Christine Ahern, North Coast GP Training
As Director of Training at NCGPT, Dr Christine Ahern ensures that registrars have the best possible learning outcomes, that the level of their education is of the highest standard and that they have every opportunity for professional development. She is dedicated to women's health and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health training and has seen these important topics weaved into general education streams. She makes sure that overseas trained doctors feel welcomed and supported in their training. She cares about all the medical educators in her team, inspiring and challenging them to deliver the best possible education to registrars.
While all these qualitites make Christine a good medical educator, what makes her exceptional is that she also imparts to registrars a sense of purpose, integrity and professional respect, with infectious enthusiasm. Her colleagues speak of her sense of humour, her compassion, and her commitment to the people around her.
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GPET RTP Staff Excellence
Ms Julie Ball, CSQTC
Julie Ball has been in the field of general practice training for 17 years, and while the breadth and depth of her knowledge and experience is admirable, it is her willingness to share it with others that is most impressive. Julie not only provides high quality service to her RTP, but also to other organisations in the field, giving her support and guidance in policy writing and marketing initiatives when it is sought.
Even with her years of experience, Julie continues to seek innovative ways of marketing and promoting general practice as a career. In the last year, she has worked closely with GPRA to ensure the success of their GP Compass program, facilitated the introduction of Clinical Education Sessions in hospitals and led CSQTC's highly successful recruitment drive for AGPT 2012 Selection.
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GPET/Ochre Health Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Training
Dr Kali Hayward, Adelaide to Outback General Practice
As a medical educator for Adelaide to Outback General Practice (AOGP), Dr kali Hayward has been involved in driving innovative programs for the improvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health training, including the development of a Reconciliation Action Plan for AOGP. She has been instrumental in creating cultural awareness sessions for AOGP registrars and staff, working with Aboriginal community members to educate participants on Aboriginal health and culture.
Dr Hayward is a respected board member of the Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association (AIDA). In this capacity, she acts as a role model and mentor to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander doctors, registrars, medical students and school children, inspiring them to follow in her footsteps.
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GPET RTP Innovation
North Coast GP Training "NCGPT Practice Brochure"
North Coast GP Training developed the NCGPT Practice Brochure to help explain accredited teaching practices to patients. The brochure aims to clarify the roles of registrars, RMO doctors doing PGPPP terms and medical students and emphasises that all consultations are always with fully qualified doctors.
The NCGPT Practice Brochure highlights the important role that teaching practices play in providing primary health care to communities. It is an innovative way of promoting general practice training, and the practices that support it.
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GPET/Medical Observer Environmental Encouragement
WentWest Ltd
WentWest Ltd contracts with Climate Positive as their offset provider, which invests in accredited wind farm projects in Australia and China to offset their clients' carbon emission to carbon neutral. WentWest has also develop a staff environmental education program designed to reduce the organisation's carbon footprint, raise staff awareness and change behaviour. It also aims to make business practices environmentally-friendly particularly in the areas of energy and waste reduction, transport and water usage, and recycling.
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