Policy Update Notice - AGPT Practice and Supervisor Handbook


Page last updated 18 December 2024

18 December 2024 

This notice is to advise that the RACGP has updated the AGPT Practice and Supervisor Handbook. The updated handbook will come into immediate effect, superseding the previous version as of Wednesday, 18 December 2024.

What has changed?

Affected clauses / sections

Change

Rationale

Hospital training

  • Information updated to include changes for registrars in the 2026 AGPT program or later
  • To ensure the information is to up to date and accurate
In-practice education
  • Information updated about the prime teaching activity being case discussions
  • To improve clarity for registrars and provide them with accurate and up-to-date information
Out-of-practice education
  • Information removed as the RACGP does not allow registrars to complete self-directed learning as part of their out-of-practice education
  • To improve clarity for registrars and provide them with accurate and up-to-date information.

Supervisor to registrar ratios

  • Addition of the Pre-Fellowship Program (PFP)
  • Replacement of MDRAP with PFP

Day-to-day supervision requirements

  • Information updated on offsite supervision and percentage requirements
  • To improve clarity for registrars and provide them with accurate and up-to-date information

Placement process

  • Information added on the RACGP’s requirement to ensure that the registrar workforce is distributed to meet the needs of the Australian community.
  • To improve clarity for registrars and provide them with accurate and up-to-date information

Practice diversity requirement

  • New section has been added
  • To improve clarity for registrars and provide them with accurate and up-to-date information

Out-of-practice time requirements

  • Table 1 detailing example of an out-of-practice education program updated
  • Table was incorrect and replaced with the correct one from the AGPT Registrar Training Handbook

Practice reporting requirements

  • Information added about practice monitoring and the expectation for when practices should contact the RACGP
  • Previously lacked clarity that it was reporting about the practice

Adverse events (including critical incidents)

  • Sub-headings changed
  • Email address updated
  • To make wording consistent with the listed definition of an adverse event

Direct observation

  • Information updated to include GPT3
  • To improve clarity for registrars and provide them with accurate and up-to-date information

Mini clinical evaluation exercise (mini-CEX),

  • Information updated to include GPT3, what to do when concerns are raised and to remove content on assessment submission through TMS
  • To improve clarity for registrars and provide them with accurate and up-to-date information
  • Mini-CEX assessments are now able to be submitted through the TMS

Random case analysis

  • Information updated to include GPT3
  • Removal of assessment submission through TMS
  • To improve clarity for registrars and provide them with accurate and up-to-date information
  • RCA assessments are now able to be submitted through the TMS

External clinical teaching visits

  • Hyperlink to GPSA resource on ECTVs
  • To improve clarity for registrars and provide them with accurate and up-to-date information

Supervisor professional development for existing supervisors

  • Information updated to include expected SPD hours to be completed
  • MM 4-7 to MM 3-7
  • To improve clarity for registrars and provide them with accurate and up-to-date information

Supervisor professional development for new supervisors

  • Information updated about completing modules
  • To improve clarity for registrars and provide them with accurate and up-to-date information
  • To address change to SPD requirements

ADF content in the following sections –

  • Practice diversity requirement
  • Completing an employment agreement
  • Completing the RACGP placement agreement
  • Registrars training with the ADF
  • Employing an ADF registrar
  • Supervisor professional development for existing supervisors
  • National Consistent Payments Framework
  • Information added for ADF registrars
  • To improve clarity for ADF registrars and provide them with accurate and up-to-date information

 

Useful contacts

  • Secondment agreements contacts added for Navy, Air Force and Army
  • To provide practices and supervisors with important contacts for ADF registrars

Entire document

  • Minor wording and editorial changes
  • To make content more user-friendly 


When do these changes take place?
The changes take place Wednesday, 18 December 2024.

Where can I view the documents?
The new document can be accessed below:

All training program policies and associated documents can be accessed via the RACGP website.

What if I have questions?
If you have any enquiries relating to the updated policies, please contact educationpolicy@racgp.org.au

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