The NSW PHC Consortium assists early to mid career GP and primary health care practitioners in their transition into research through:

• Education (university courses);
• Training (short courses and workshops);
• Research mentoring and supervision (expertise);
• Funding opportunities (bursaries; grants, fellowships and scholarships, Researcher Development Programs); and
• Access to research networks (education, training, mentoring, peer support and networking).

For more information about the opportunities in your local (NSW) region, click here

Education:

Departments of General Practice and Rural Health in the NSW PHC Consortium offer GP and primary health care practitioners research clinicians research opportunities including: PhD and Masters courses; research mentoring and supervision; Post Graduate Certificates, and short courses. For more information regarding relevant courses in your local region, visit the appropriate university department websites. Click here for links to NSW PHC Consortium university departments.

Training:

University departments in the NSW PHC Consortium offer a variety of research training opportunities relevant to the needs of the stakeholders in their local region. For more information about the training calendar in your local region, contact the relevant university department.

Training opportunities are also available through state-wide activities conducted by the collaboration as a whole. For more information about upcoming and past state-wide events, visit the events tab.

Research mentoring and supervision:

Academics are available within the NSW PHC Consortium to provide research mentoring and supervision for early to mid career level GP and primary health care researchers in NSW. To access mentoring and supervision for your research project, contact the Consortium university department in your local region, or contact the State Coordination Unit for advice on how to access expertise relevant to your area of study.

Funding opportunities:

NSW PHC offers support in obtaining grants, fellowships and scholarships; and opportunities such as the Department of Health and Ageing Researcher Development Program (RDP), all of which are available to support GPs and primary health care practitioners through their transition into research. These are currently all administered at the local level through the individual university departments in our state-wide Consortium. Contact your local NSW PHC Consortium university department for more information regarding the funding opportunities currently available in your local region.

Research networks:

There are currently eleven GP and primary health care research networks NSW maintained by the seven NSW PHC Consortium university departments. Our research networks provide education, training, mentoring, peer support and networking opportunities to early to mid career level researchers. Visit our networks page for links.