GP Synergy is committed to ensuring that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health is an integral component of the GP registrar training program.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Advisory Committee
In collaboration with the NSW/ACT Aboriginal Community Controlled Health services, in 2011 GP Synergy established the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Advisory Committee.
The committee is a sub-committee of the GP Synergy Board. Committee membership comprises CEOs and other community-based health professionals from the NSW/ACT Aboriginal Community Controlled Health sector including the peak body for NSW – the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW.
The committee plays a critical role in the development, implementation, and compliance of GP Synergy’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Strategic Plan. It also supports the delivery of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health education and promotion, registrar recruitment, and the aspirations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities through the governance and operations of GP Synergy.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Education Unit
GP Synergy’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Education Unit is the operational mechanism for implementing and supporting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Strategic Plan.
Through its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health training days, GP Synergy brings together experienced GPs, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals. The training supports GP registrars to understand the complexities and opportunities that working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health contexts offer.
The unit also supports the committee and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services to develop processes, resources and activities to support GP registrar training within services. This builds on the existing capacity of services to ensure the training experience for GP registrars is positive, and has positive outcomes for the services and their communities.
Members of the unit have extensive experience across Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health including in the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health sector, practice management, cultural education and support, cultural safety and awareness training, Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services, and culturally safe marketing and resource development.
For further information
Darren Green, Cultural Education Unit Manager, phone 1300 477 963 or darren_green@gpsynergy.com.au
