GP Placement Orientation Course

Maximise your GP placement experience

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Last updated 8 January 2025

What’s involved?

Our GP Placement Orientation Course is designed to help introduce medical students and junior doctors to the rewarding world of general practice.

The course features up to six modules (~30-40 minutes each) which can be undertaken in stages:

  • Module 1: Introduction to general practice
  • Module 2: The consult
  • Module 3: Clinical reasoning
  • Module 4: Preventative health
  • Module 5: Common GP consultations
  • Module 6: Rural hospital work

Why take the course?
If you’re a medical student or a junior doctor on or about to undertake a GP placement, this course will help you:

  • prepare for your placement
  • understand the GP setting using interactive cases and reflection
  • maximise your in-practice learning experience
  • identify and access useful resources during your placement.

What else should you know?

  • It’s free.
  • It can be completed in stages.
  • You can come back to it anytime.
  • You’ll receive a certificate of completion when you finish the course.
 

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If you have a question about the course or how to become a GP, we’re here to help.

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