- 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. Also strongly encouraged:
- 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 2025 Education Research Priorities.
Prior to submitting an Expression of Interest, applicants must discuss the proposal with the relevant Director(s) of Training and/or the National Clinical Leads - Fellowship Support Program (FSP) and Practice Experience Program (PEP) relevant to the project.
Applicants are encouraged to allow plenty of time to prepare for the application.