GPSN Opinion: Is it time to try a new approach to addressing Australia’s GP shortage?
I read with great interest the AusDoc article: “Is general practice becoming less attractive to medical students? Here’s what new data tell us”…
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August update from Sarah Bresnehan, GPSN National Chair 2023
Sarah Bresnehan offers insight into events, leadership council, and the new semester in her latest message to GPSN Members.
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Rural Health Special: Harrison Hamblin
Born and bred in the rural New South Wales town of Young, Harrison is passionate about a career in rural general practice, not only fuelled by his ambition to improve the lives of fellow rural Australians but equally driven by the opportunities he believes it provides for personal growth.
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First Steps 2023 NSW+ACT: Event Recap
In late July, GPSN ran its annual First Steps event at the University of Notre Dame, with more than 70 medical students from all over NSW in attendance to hear about the GP career pathway and learn valuable clinical skills.
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GPSN’s Cultural Immersion Camp 2023
Medical students from all across the east coast embarked on the journey to Yarrawarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre for GPSN’s 2023 Cultural Immersion retreat.
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June update from Sarah Bresnehan, GPSN National Chair 2023
GPSN National Chair Sarah Bresnehan talks about local GPSN clubs, the upcoming Cultural Immersion Trip, the GPSN National Leadership Summit, GP investment, and the new semester in her latest message to GPSN Members.
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Lucy’s passion for Indigenous health
We spoke to Western Sydney University (WSU) medical student Lucy Schulz about her proud Anaiwan and Gumbaynggirr heritage and what NAIDOC Week means to her.
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How planetary health can improve the lives of patients
A sense of social justice is what first drew me to the discipline of planetary health – that the poorest and most vulnerable communities, often those who have tread lightest on this earth, would be those most harmed by climate change; that future generations may be confronted by a natural world lacking in the stability…
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Healthy planet, healthy people: GPs making a difference
For Dr Kate Wylie, joining Doctors for the Environment Australia felt like a natural extension of her work as a general practitioner.
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“See where life takes you” – embracing the twist and turns of medicine
With an impressive set of skills and knowledge evolving during his time at university and fostered through GPSN, 2021 GPSN Chair Alex Zheng knows that it’s the mileage, not the years, that count.
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