Practical supervision for Australian GP training.
GPSA Podcast is a professional education series for general practice supervision in Australia. It turns registrar training challenges into structured teaching points, from transition anxiety and in-practice feedback to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, medico-legal consent and placement interviews.
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GPSA Podcast is a specialist education series for people involved in Australian general practice training. Its centre of gravity is supervision: how supervisors, educators and practice teams help registrars become reflective and capable GPs. The show is practical first. Episodes often begin with a defined teaching problem, then work through resources, frameworks and examples that can be taken back into a clinic. A recurring concern is the transition from hospital work into general practice, where uncertainty, first-contact care and unfamiliar presentations can unsettle even strong registrars. The series takes that transition seriously. It looks at formal teaching sessions, corridor consultations, feedback, early formative assessment and the challenge of identifying a registrar in difficulty before the pattern hardens. It also recognises the practice as a training environment, not just a workplace. Episodes for practice managers consider placement interviews, registrar expectations, social media presence, online bookings and the non-salary ways a practice can show value. The clinical education scope is broad. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health disparity is discussed through Closing the Gap, Close the Gap, community leadership, self-determination and the structural barriers that shape care. Medico-legal education also has a place, especially around video consultation review, consent, confidentiality and data protection. Feedback receives its own attention, including peer-to-peer models and the professional habits that make feedback useful rather than merely polite. The tone is collegial and grounded. Presenters speak from medical education, general practice and practice management experience, with a clear preference for tools that can survive the pressure of a busy day. The show suits supervisors who want language for difficult conversations, structure for teaching, and a wider view of what good GP training asks of a practice. It is niche by design. For the right listener, that specificity is the value.
Made for: For GP supervisors, medical educators, practice managers and training practices working with GP registrars in Australia. It best suits listeners looking for applied teaching structure, registrar support strategies and practice-level training guidance.
What sets it apart: The show stays close to the realities of supervision inside working general practices. It links educational frameworks, GPSA resources, registrar support, practice operations and medico-legal risk in one professional training stream.
Welcome to the GPSA Podcast, hosted by GP Supervision Australia.
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A practical guide to GPSA's supervision resources, shaped by the four Rs of general practice learning.
GPSA Podcast gives general practice supervision a practical frame, with Dr Simon Morgan guiding listeners through a substantially revised website, new resources, and the wider set of materials built for supervisors.
Practical advice for supervisors helping registrars move from hospital work into general practice.
The episode treats the shift from hospital to general practice as more than a change of workplace. It is also a change in supervision, confidence, and day-to-day judgement.
A grounded discussion of health equity, self-determination, and culturally responsive general practice.
Closing the Gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Disparity looks at how health inequity is built through structural barriers, and why policy is strongest when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a real role in shaping what is designed and delivered.
A practical episode on spotting registrar difficulty early through formal tools and everyday supervision.
Dr Simon Morgan frames early identification as a supervisory habit rather than a last-minute rescue. He begins with Aisha, a GPT-1 registrar whose quietness and early withdrawal are noticed in the first weeks of practice.
A grounded discussion of how GP supervisors can turn registrar needs into practical teaching moments.
Good teaching for GP registrars begins with noticing the learner in front of the supervisor, then shaping practice-based teaching around that person's needs. Dr. Simon Morgan and Dr.
Local medicine, told through physicians' lives.
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Dr Simon Morgan uses 'Best practice GP supervision' as a guided tour of GPSA resources for supervisors, practice managers, and registrars.
GPSA Podcast's "Transition to General Practice: the General Practice Survival Kit" has Simon Morgan and Justin Coleman explaining how hospital-trained GP registrars move into community practice.
Dr Karen Nicholls discusses strategies to close the health disparity gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia.
Dr Simon Morgan discusses the importance of early identification of a GP registrar in difficulty, using a case study of a quiet and withdrawn registrar named Aisha.
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Leonie Chamberlain and Jen Flakemore discuss strategies for GP practices to attract registrars by offering value beyond higher pay.
Gail Wang discusses the current state of video consultation review as a teaching tool in general practice training, focusing on medico-legal issues like consent, confidentiality, and data protection.
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Dr Gerard Ingham discusses new changes for RACGP supervisors in 2024, including terminology updates, supervision requirements, leave policy, registrar limits, and professional development payments.