Current Academic Post Program
Applications for the 2022 Academic Post Program are now open and close Monday 5 July 2021. For more information see the 2022 Academic Post program page.
Academic GP trainees
Thinking of an academic placement?
Those interested in engaging in GP research and curious others are invited to contact the research team for more information.
2021 MCCC academic GP trainees (registrars)
| Academic Registrar | Academic Supervisor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Lauren Cussen | University of Melbourne | Application of the ECHO Model as a learning tool for Primary Care education in rural and remote Victoria. |
| Dr Chang-June (Jun) Jung | University of Melbourne | A 2019 Chlamydia study in urban and regional areas of general practice in Victoria, Australia: analysis of testing, diagnosis, treatment and re-testing rates. |
| Dr Brent Venning | University of Melbourne | A discrete choice experiment: Patient preferences and willingness-to-pay for genomic testing and polygenic risk assessment in primary care. |
2020 MCCC Academic Registrars
| Academic Registrar | Academic Supervisor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Anna Power | Prof. Meredith Temple-SmithUniversity of Melbourne | Exploring barriers and strategies to obtaining informed consent in medical consultations with Burma-born women living in Victoria. |
| Dr Asiel Adan Sanchez | Prof. Meredith Temple-SmithUniversity of Melbourne | An educational intervention on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer health: impact on knowledge, attitudes and perceptions in Australian medical students. |
| Dr Ching Kay Li | Dr Christopher BartonMonash University | Postpartum contraception – what are women’s expectations? |
2019 MCCC Academic Registrars
| Academic Registrar | Academic Supervisor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Adnan Alam | Dr Chris BartonMonash University | Investigating the barriers and enablers to advance care planning for patients with dementia in general practice. |
| Dr Laura Beaton | Prof. Lena Sanci University of Melbourne |
School-based health services and eHealth: exploring the new national digital health record system for adolescents and clinicians. |
| Dr Eleanor Lynch | Prof. Jon Emery University of Melbourne |
How to optimise the implementation of clinical resources to assist GPs in the management of patients on systemic cancer treatment. A qualitative study. |
| Dr Claire Mahoney | Prof. Lena Sanci University of Melbourne |
Caring for children and adolescents in General Practice: Are we preparing Australian General Practice registrars for all aspects of primary care paediatrics? A mixed-methods study. |
| Dr Rita McMorrow | Dr. Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis University of Melbourne |
Impact of retrospective continuous glucose monitoring on health service utilisation in people with type 2 Diabetes: a secondary analysis of the GP-OSMOTIC Study. |
| Dr Alyssa Vass | A/Prof. Claire Harrison and Prof. Karen Adams Monash University |
Assessing cultural capability of fourth-year medical students entering their general practice term: are students prepared to work effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients in a general practice context? |
Showcasing GP trainee success
Dr Rita McMorrow (GPT3 in our north west region at the time) won the 2019 RACGP Foundation Alan Chancellor Award for being considered the best first time GP presenter of a research paper at the RACGP Annual Conference, GP19 in Adelaide.
Rita (pictured) spoke about her study in a presentation titled ‘Is the use of retrospective continuous glucose monitoring associated with increased health service utilisation in people with type 2 diabetes?’
This is a secondary analysis of the GP-OSMOTIC Study, as part of Rita’s Academic GP Registrar position at The Department of General Practice at The University of Melbourne.
Rita was encouraged to undertake an academic GP registrar position as it gave her an opportunity to look at the issues facing patients more broadly and develop skills in research. Spending time with patients living with type 2 diabetes, Rita wanted to contribute to real-world primary care research that looks at innovative solutions for patient health needs. She was looking to continue her research in type 2 diabetes as a PhD student. See Rita and other academic registrar stories on YouTube here.
