ABERDEEN locals will benefit from a unique nation-wide GP training program which enables doctors to gain their qualifications in General Practice while living and working as a doctor in rural communities.
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Dr Abdullah Haddid has moved his young family to the Upper Hunter and is working at Aberdeen Surgery, while continuing his training under the Remote Vocational Training Scheme (RVTS) this year.
Funded by the Australian government, RVTS delivers General Practice and Rural Generalist training for medical practitioners in First Nations, rural and remote communities throughout Australia.
Dr Haddid is among 32 doctors who will be training with the RVTS this year and said he is loving the community and his work as a doctor in Aberdeen.
"The beauty of the RVTS program is that it will enable me to stay here while I undertake my specialist GP training, as well as providing me with terrific support remotely," he said.
"RVTS is a well-organised program and I would highly recommend it to future GP Registrars."
Under the RVTS training model, doctors access the latest evidence-based learning via intensive workshops, online training, webinars, and regular interaction with experts in the field.
With the critical shortage of GPs in regional towns, the program means doctors can continue to provide the essential, quality local medical care that their communities need, while still completing their specialist training.
RVTS has been training doctors for over 20 years, and in that time has supported more than 400 doctors who have delivered primary health care in over 300 remote communities.