Scholarships
GP Synergy Medical Student Scholarship
Each year GP Synergy offers two scholarship places at participating universities located within our boundaries for students to explore general practice and general practice research.
Successful recipients receive $2,000 to support their medical studies. In return, they are required to prepare a general practice research project in-conjunction with their university’s academic GP unit (or equivalent) and undertake a general practice community placement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can apply?
Medical students who will be enrolled at the following universities in 2018 can apply. Applicants must be Australian citizens.
- ANU: Applications are limited to current 2017 first year students only.
- UND: Applications can be made by students in any year.
- UNE: Applications can be made by students in any year, however they must reside in Armidale or nearby in 2018.
- UNSW: Applications can be made by students in any year.
- UoN: Applications can be made by students in any year.
- USYD: Applications can be made by students in any year.
- WSU: Applications can be made by students in any year.
When can you apply?
Applications for the 2018 scholarship program have now closed. To stay updated with scholarship information, join our mailing list.
What types of projects do students undertake?
Scholarship recipients can participate in a range of exciting and interesting projects. Some students decide to develop a new project, driven by a desire to explore an untapped research area; others work on existing projects being run through their university.
The extent of involvement a student has within a project is determined in consultation with their university and GP Synergy.
An example of some of the projects students have participated in include:
- ‘Clinical relevance of use of ambulatory 24 hour blood pressure monitors in management of diabetes patients within the urban general practice environment’ (Existing project)
- ‘Assessing GP registrar consultation skills with Aboriginal patients: a video-feedback workshop.’ (Existing project)
- ‘Physician resilience in general practice’ (New project)
- ‘Impact of the Health Education Pack (HEP) on the physical health of mental health services consumers.’ (Existing project)
- ‘Chronic disease management in primary care: a systemic review.’ (Existing project)
- Traditional vs e-learning in small group general practice learning activities for medical students (Existing project)
If you have further queries, please contact us on applicant@gpsynergy.com.au.
GP Synergy Medical Student Scholarship
To learn more about the GP Synergy Medical Student Scholarship, download the program outline.
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Other industry placements and scholarships
There are a number of ways you can explore general practice through industry placement programs and scholarships. A selection of these are below.
Prevocational doctors
Listed below is a number of industry placements and scholarships available to prevocational doctors:
- GP rotations: A limited number of primary care rotations are available for junior doctors to undertake as part of their internship as part of the Junior Doctor Innovation Fund.
Medical students
Listed below is a number of industry placements and scholarships available to medical students: