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The authors were appointed by the Federal Government of Australia to investigate General Practitioner (GP) training and advise on the need for and format of alternative training routes.
A number of strengths were identified in respect of the training arrangements which were in place, but so were a number of peculiarities. There was a good case for alternatives to be developed and several recommendations were made. We proposed a number of alternative training programs, using a ‘core plus options’ format, accessible through distance learning and available to a wide variety of potential GPs.
This paper outlines the principal research methods used, the main findings and some of the conclusions reached.
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Holsgrove, G., Jolly, B., Jones, A., Southgate, L. (1997). Alternative Routes to Vocational Training for General Practitioners in Australia. In: Scherpbier, A.J.J.A., van der Vleuten, C.P.M., Rethans, J.J., van der Steeg, A.F.W. (eds) Advances in Medical Education. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4886-3_82
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