National standing committees
National Standing Committee – Education
About education and the RACGP
Education is one of the core business areas of the RACGP. The scope of the education portfolio within the college encompasses all aspects of general practice education, vocational training, and continuing professional development, reflecting the journey of general practice and lifelong learning.
RACGP National Standing Committee – Education (NSC-Ed)
The NSC-Ed was established in 2002. As the overarching education committee within the college responsible for all aspects of General Practice education, ranging from medical student through pre-vocational and registrar phases to experienced general practitioner, the roles of the NSC-Ed are to:
- Provide strategic advice and policy direction:
- Clarify and maintain for Council a strategic agenda for general practice education in Australia from the perspective of the specialty of general practice;
- Provide such strategic education policies to Council as scoping of the professional environment indicates is necessary;
- Provide the RACGP Council with information and advice on education-related issues in general practice as requested ;
- Provide education management with strategic and policy advice to inform business planning based on evaluation of education activity and professional development needs identification.
- Provide ongoing evaluation and renewal of the College’s curriculum:
- Review evaluation data on the performance of the College’s curriculum based on a comprehensive evaluation framework.;
- Provide detailed and timely advice to education management on changes and improvements required to ensure the contemporary relevance of the curriculum to national and international medical education benchmarks;
- Provide timely advice and drafts of improved curricula documentation to Council for approval or feedback ;
- Ensure College educational products, services and programs reflect the curriculum and its theoretical and evidence base.
- Ensure the College meets ongoing academic governance needs:
- Review, update and develop as required College policies pertaining to academic governance
- In particular, monitor College performance in devolved or sub-contracted delivery of the College’s curriculum through processes such as the accreditation of regional training providers (RTPs) and their accreditation of training posts and trainers on the College’s behalf; and the College’s own accreditation in the specialty of general practice by the Australian Medical Council
- Provide timely strategic and policy advice to Council on the College’s academic governance needs and performance, for approval as required.
Core values
The NSC-Ed supports the RACGP values statement, “we serve with integrity, strive for excellence, foster GP unity, advocate for health equity and embrace the diversity of our profession”.
Current members of the NSC SGP
Dr Peter Maguire - Chair of Meeting
Dr Jennie Kendrick - Censor in Chief
Prof Jill Thistlethwaite
Dr Kaye Atkinson
Dr Janice Bell
Dr James Best
Dr Georga Cooke
Dr Elizabeth French
Dr Jemima Grant
Dr Kate Heard
Dr Sue Page - Clinical Lead
Dr Nadine Perlen
Dr Ayman Shenouda
Dr Allison Turnock - Registrar representative
Ms Linda Black
Contact email
National Standing Committee – Education
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
1 Palmerston Crescent, South Melbourne, VIC 3205
Phone: (03) 8699 0518
Fax : (03) 8699 0400
nsc-edsupport@racgp.org.au
Related links
National Standing Committee member applications and Terms of Reference
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