BACKGROUND There is concern about the educational impact and possible stress on registrars of new out-of-hours co-operatives. AIM To compare the confidence in managing out-of-hours problems of registrars in traditional on-call rotas and co-operatives with that of their trainers. To determine how frequently registrars discussed problems out-of-hours with their trainers, and to compare the refe...

The excessive number and consequently poor career prospects of registrars in training have recently been the subject of comment.' Even in a shortage specialty such as anaesthesia suitably qualified registrars have had difficulty in obtaining promotion to the senior registrar grade for higher professional training2 and expanding the grade would improve the registrars' chances of promotion. Are e...

BACKGROUND There is concern about the morale of general practitioner registrars. There may be stress-provoking factors that could be avoided or minimized. AIMS The aims of the study were to assess the sources of stress and job satisfaction of general practitioner registrars, to compare registrars' job satisfaction with that of established principals using a recently published survey and to id...

BACKGROUND While general practice registrars receive advice on how to choose a training practice, little is known about what underlies their decision. METHOD A questionnaire was sent to all registrars in Western Australian General Practice Education and Training practices seeking information about the choice of their practice. RESULTS Most registrars reported that they had chosen their prac...

INTRODUCTION In general practice many patients present with emotional symptoms. Both patients and physicians desire effective non-pharmacological treatments. AIM To study the effectiveness of problem-solving treatment (PST) delivered by trained general practice registrars (GP registrars) for patients with emotional symptoms. METHODS In a controlled clinical trial we compared the effectivene...

INTRODUCTION To counter a medical workforce shortage in rural and remote areas of Australia an increasing number of general practitioners are being trained in rural and remote areas. General practice (GP) registrars train in general practice as working apprentices alongside GP supervisors. GP registrars are allocated a training advisor to oversee their progress throughout their training. Centra...