Registrar General Practice Training
Heyfield Medical Centre employ General Practitioner Registrars through Eastern Victoria GP Training. Registrars are placed at the Practice for 6 to 12 month terms to undertake their Specialist GP training.
We currently have Dr Sara Williamson, Dr Anne Le Nepveu, Dr Chih Hsien Kuo.
Interns
The Practice also hosts Interns from Gippsland Regional Intern Training program. These interns are in their first year of training as a Doctor and are placed with the Practice for a ten week rotation to undertake a General Practice elective.
Medical Students
Heyfield Medical Centre also hosts students from Monash University Rural School of Medicine. Year 4c Monash students are immersed in the Practice for an entire semester.
Both medical students and interns are given the opportunity to see patients under a “wave consulting” model where they see patients in conjunction with their GP Supervisor.
You may be offered an appointment to see a medical student under the wave consulting model. Please feel free to choose the type of consultation you desire.
Medical students and Interns are bound by the same ethical standards regarding patient respect and confidentiality as your Doctor. They recognise it as a privilege to be present during your consultation.
Observers in Consultations (2.1.8)
The Practice is an accredited RACGP & ACRRM Training Practice, taking Registrars for Basic, Advanced, Subsequent or Practice based ARSP Training terms on rotation and also takes medical students on rotations from Monash & Melbourne Universities and usually has a Registrar in the Practice full-time.
Expressed consent will be obtained before any third party is present at any Doctor/Patient interaction and Patients of this Practice at all times retain the right to refuse consent to any activity involving a Student or three way interaction with a Registrar without prejudice.
The following text will be available for all patients to read prior to a request being made for the above consent and consent will be recorded in writing in the Patient Medical notes.
A Visiting Medical Student
A Medical Student is working with your doctor today to observe real general practice. These students are covered by the same ethical standards regarding patient respect and confidentiality as your doctor. They recognise it is a privilege to be present during your consultation.
Your doctor feels it is important for students to experience all types of medical care, to balance their, mostly hospital based, teaching. We promise we will not allow the student to do any work unsupervised or beyond their capabilities.
It is obviously within your rights to refuse to have a student present at your consultation, just indicate this to the receptionist or doctor. However, remember that this young doctor might be seeing you or your family in a hospital very soon - they need supervised experience now!
Watching a skilled GP, is a great experience that cannot be obtained elsewhere.
In addition the more enjoyable a student finds his or her rural general practice attachment the more likely they will chose a doctor's life in the country for themselves in the future.
Student Testimonials
Through Heyfield’s unique parallel consulting model, I see all my own patients, taking full ownership of the consultation, whilst feeling very supported by my supervisors. I have had fantastic exposure to the broad spectrum of general practice with many opportunities to further my skills in Women’s Health, Paediatrics and Mental Health in addition to common GP presentations. I have also valued the opportunity to build relationships with patients, some whom I see regularly, allowing me to gain experience in chronic care management in addition to more acute presentations. My time at Heyfield has been the most beneficial learning from my medical degree, and I would have no hesitation returning in the future.
Aged Care Student Testimonials
My Aged- Care rotation at Laurina Lodge in Heyfield Medical Centre has been an incredibly valuable opportunity to prepare for internship. I’m supported to independently assess and develop management plans that are collaboratively reviewd and implemented by the GP’s. The placement offers exposure to a wide variety of relevant geriatric conditions and the chance to revisit some General Practice learning from Year 4 through the acute hospital round, weekly teaching and collaborative team discussions. There is a step-up in responsibility from the usual hospital clinical placements, but I have felt completely supported by the GP’s. It is a wonderful rotation for final -year students and a valuable stepping stone in the transition from student to intern. I have learnt a lot throughout this placement and would encourage future students to seek out an opportunity for the aged-care placement at Heyfield.
Registrar
This practice is an accredited RACGP Training Practice, taking Registrars for Basic Training terms on rotation. These Fully Qualified Doctors are an integral part of our General Practice workforce at Heyfield Medical Centre. As an invaluable part of their Training we spend some time sitting-in, observing them or they observing us. These Doctors are covered by the same ethical standards regarding patient respect and confidentiality as your own Doctor. It is obviously within your rights to refuse to have another Doctor present at your consultation, just indicate this to the receptionist or doctor.
Dr Sara Williamson, Dr Anne Le Nepveu, Dr Chih Hsien Kuo, are currently undertaking their General Practice training at the Practice.
Registrar Testimonials
Heyfield Medical Centre provides an incredible learning environment for Registrars. Practicing true cradle to grave medicine. Registrars are supported to manage a wide breadth of presentations with variable complexities of care. The model at Heyfield ensures that you always have a Supervisor accessible on site, and have the opportunity to engage in educating juniors if you feel comfortable to do so. The attachment of the Heyfield Hospital and RACF - Laurina Lodge add to the variety of work available in this post. It is an incredibly well supported rotation with a passionate team of senior clinicians, administration and nursing staff.