- The proposal must be submitted by an eligible research team, that includes at minimum the following members/expertise:
- Medical Educator with expertise in GP training
- Expertise in education research
- Expertise in academic general practice
- Novice or early career researchers (e.g., PhD candidates and current or recent Academic Registrars)
Research teams must have active, collaborative relationships with regional GP training teams, which will facilitate the regional delivery and translation of research projects.
Research teams must also have active, collaborative relationships with a university department of general practice or equivalent (including a rural clinical school).
Also strongly encouraged:
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Inclusion of GP registrars, recent Fellows, medical students, GP supervisors and/or training practices.
- Each EOI must demonstrate that it meets the ERG program objectives. These are to:
- Build research capacity and skills in medical educators, GP registrars, GP supervisors, and training practices.
- Promote a culture of academic critique and the use of evidence in general practice training.
- Facilitate collaboration between researchers, training practices, and universities.
- Promote and support the dissemination of Australian general practice education research and implementation of findings to improve general practice training programs.
- The applicant must demonstrate that they address one of the 2026 Education Research Priorities.
Prior to submitting an expression of interest, please ensure that the medical educator in the project team discusses the research proposal with the Director(s) of Training in the relevant region/s, and/or with the National Clinical Leads or National Director of Training for projects with a national scope. Applicants are strongly encouraged to make contact in the early stages of project conception, and no later than 3-4 weeks before the EOI closing date, to ensure that the Directors of Training and/or National Clinical Leads have sufficient time to review and respond.
Applicants are encouraged to allow plenty of time to prepare for the application.