Sturt Fleurieu is where innovation and passion for the practice of medicine come together to shape the modern GP.
It’s where you’ll be provided with superior opportunities to develop your skills, and explore complex medical issues and their treatments in the challenging environment of general practice.
It’s where you’ll have access to the most recognised and awarded GP training program in Australia, and where you’ll be supported by outstanding medical educators and local medical practitioners.
It’s where you’ll have the opportunity to become an exceptional doctor.
At Sturt Fleurieu, we’re committed to excellence in medicine and general practice, and constantly look for new and innovative ways to train tomorrow’s GPs.
We offer the latest in technology-assisted learning, dedicated teaching times, a supportive and well-structured program format, and comprehensive RACGP and ACRRM exam preparation. Our ever-evolving range of training modules gives registrars the opportunity to develop the strongest and broadest medical skills possible.
From our offices in Strathalbyn and Adelaide, Sturt Fleurieu coordinates both Rural and General Pathway training. We are well placed to ensure that registrars successfully complete all their rural, outer metropolitan and area of workforce shortage training requirements.
This is a complex area but we have staff that are well briefed to understand issues as they arise. We also have an excellent range of practices which will enable you to meet these requirements without compromising your training needs.
Our selections of highly experienced medical educators and GP practices have a reputation for the delivery of professional role modelling, supervision, feedback and advice. These practices span urban and outer metropolitan communities in Adelaide, and regional South Australia including the Riverland, Barossa Valley, Fleurieu Peninsula, Adelaide Hills, Murray-Mallee and the south east of South Australia.
Combined with innovative learning experiences and opportunities through our clinical attachments program, derm-start and pro-start anaesthetics, you can rest assured that your training requirements will be met.
By choosing Sturt Fleurieu, you’ll be choosing to be part of the country’s most recognised GP training program that’s driven by a passion for medicine, and commitment to the communities in which we practice.
At Sturt Fleurieu, we want to help you achieve professional fulfilment, and become the best doctor you can be.
Join us, and challenge yourself.
INNOVATION
Sturt Fleurieu’s approach to training is one of the most innovative and recognised in the
country, and includes:
gp-start; a unique program at the core of your training, gp-start has been specifically developed in conjunction with senior general practice training supervisors to ease the transition from hospital to general practice, and focuses on the diagnosis and management of common clinical problems in patients.
gp-advanced; forming the basis of your comprehensive RACGP Exam preparation,
gp-advanced gives you the opportunity to review patient scenarios in-depth and to develop practice exam questions.
Workshops; held in large and small-group formats, these workshops further explore complex medical issues and their treatments, including those encountered in women’s and aboriginal health areas.
PGPPP; targets junior doctors who are undertaking hospital training but have not yet enrolled in a specialty, and provides the opportunity to experience supervised general practice at an early stage of training.
ADVANCED SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
As you move through your Sturt Fleurieu training program, a carefully-developed Advanced skills programs are also available to help you further develop a range of medical skills:
Clinical Attachments; offered in a range of specialist areas including medical education, diabetes, sexual assault and domestic violence, chronic pain and addiction treatment, disability medicine and palliative care. Delivered concurrently with GP training terms.
pro-start; hands-on learning guides which provide early exposure to rural procedural practice, including Emergency Training, specifically developed with general practice in mind and Anaesthetics, which provides the opportunity to learn anaesthetic skills under the guidance of a anaesthetics supervisor in general practice.
Extended skills; placement and training in specialised 3 or 6-month skills posts.
Advanced Rural Skills; provides the opportunity for registrars to develop extra skills in a number of core disciplines through undertaking an advanced rural skills post.
derm-start; helps in the diagnosis and management of skin problems commonly seen in general practice settings.
SUPERIOR TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
The opportunities provided by Sturt Fleurieu’s cutting-edge approach to training will help you become an exceptional doctor:
Vocation; in order to support our general practice supervisors and medical educators for their role in training registrars, Sturt Fleurieu provides a comprehensive professional development program. This program provides the opportunity to constantly review and revise practice-based and small group learning activities to ensure the training you receive is the best in the industry, provided by the most outstanding GPs. We understand your education needs.
Rotation; working closely with our selected GP practices means you have the opportunity to be placed in a supportive, innovative and effective teaching environment, with continuity of training provided year after year. Where a registrar experiences training difficulties we offer access to well-being and remediation programs designed specifically to the registrar’s needs.
Location; Sturt Fleurieu’s region covers a diverse region in both metropolitan and rural areas posing a range of challenging and interesting health and medical issues.Sturt Fleurieu is well placed to ensure your training location will meet all your clinical and education requirements and provide the opportunity to gain the most from your experience.
What Will My Training Program Entail?
For more information on starting your GP training, please contact:
, Director of Medical Education.