2017 MCCC Registrar Handbook

1 General information .................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Glossary of Terms ............................................................................................................. 4
1.2 The role of Murray City Country Coast GP Training (MCCC) ............................................... 6
1.2.1 MCCC Vision ...................................................................................................................... 6
1.2.2 MCCC Mission ................................................................................................................... 7
1.2.3 MCCC Values ..................................................................................................................... 7
1.3 CEO welcome .................................................................................................................... 8
1.4 MCCC contact details ........................................................................................................ 9
1.5 Important resources ........................................................................................................ 10
1.5.1 Pivotal: MCCC’s Online Administration Platform ............................................................ 10
1.5.2 MeL: MCCC’s Learning Management System ................................................................. 11
2 MCCC’S educational approach ................................................................................... 12
2.1 The medical education team ............................................................................................ 12
2.1.1 Director of Medical Education & Training (DMET).......................................................... 12
2.1.2 Medical Educators (MEs) ................................................................................................ 12
2.1.3 Supervisors ...................................................................................................................... 13
2.1.4 Training Advisor Review Meeting ................................................................................... 13
2.1.5 External Clinical Teaching Visitor .................................................................................... 13
2.1.6 Registrar Liaison Officers (RLOs) ..................................................................................... 13
2.2 The education program .................................................................................................... 14
2.2.1 In-practice ....................................................................................................................... 14
2.2.2 Out-of-practice ................................................................................................................ 14
2.2.3 Your learning plan ........................................................................................................... 15
2.2.4 Intervention Programs ...................................................................................................... 15
2.3 Registrar and family support ............................................................................................ 16
2.3.1 Self-Care ........................................................................................................................... 16
2.3.2 Safety promotion and risk management ........................................................................ 17
2.4 Confidentiality and privacy .............................................................................................. 19
2.5 The AGPT program ........................................................................................................... 21
2.5.1 Professional recognition as a General Practitioner ......................................................... 21
2.5.2 The roles of the two Colleges (ACRRM and RACGP) ....................................................... 21
2.6 Choosing a pathway ......................................................................................................... 21
2.6.1 Training towards Fellowship of Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
(FRACGP)...................................................................................................................................... 21
2.6.2 Training for Fellowship of Australian College of Rural Remote Medicine (FACRRM) ..... 23
3 The registrar’s journey ............................................................................................... 25
3.1 Hospital Terms ................................................................................................................. 25
3.1.1 Mandatory Paediatric Training .......................................................................................... 25
3.1.2 Hospital Training (RACGP) / CCT (ACRRM) Requirements ................................................... 26
3.1.3 Hospital Registrar Education Program ................................................................................ 26
3.2 Practice ready .................................................................................................................. 26
3.2.1 Being Matched to a Practice .............................................................................................. 27
3.2.2 What to do prior to commencing a GP Term ...................................................................... 27
3.2.3 How to acquire provider numbers .................................................................................. 27
3.3 Recognition of prior learning ........................................................................................... 29
3.3.1 Recognition of prior learning without time credit .......................................................... 29
3.4 Commencement of Training ............................................................................................. 30
3.5 Practice Orientation ......................................................................................................... 30
3.6 Training Time Calculations ............................................................................................... 30
3.6.1 Full Time Training ............................................................................................................ 30
MCCC Registrar Handbook 2017 2