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Leading and supporting excellence in General Practice supervision to strengthen the future of Australian primary healthcare and communities.

 

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Date reviewed: 04 October 2026

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GPSA is developing position statements to guide policy based on member discussions on the GPSA Community and at conferences and other events attended by the team and Board throughout the year.

Position statements developed to date:

Artificial Intelligence in GP supervision

Date reviewed: 23 June 2026

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Supporting IMGs from Arrival to Fellowship:
A Roadmap for Rural GP Success

General Practice Supervision Australia (GPSA) is proud to share the outcomes of our landmark research project, From Arrival to Fellowship: A Roadmap to Support IMGs as a Valued Part of Australia’s Rural GP Workforce. Funded through the RACGP’s 2025 Education Research Grant and the AGPT program, this work responds to the critical need for evidence-informed strategies that empower IMGs to thrive across every stage of their Australian journey.

Why This Research Matters

The International Medical Graduates (IMGs) who make up a significant proportion of Australia’s rural general practice workforce face a uniquely complex pathway. Despite filling a significant health workforce gap, they are largely unsupported through their navigation of new systems, cultures, and regulatory requirements while relocating themselves and often their families to unfamiliar communities.

Our research identified three pivotal transition points for IMGs:

  1. Arrival in Australia and acclimatisation
  2. Settling into rural workplaces and communities
  3. Training as specialist GPs and integrating into the profession

Each stage brings challenges, but also powerful opportunities to support IMGs’ comfort, confidence, competence, and ultimately their sense of professional and personal belonging.

What We Did

Using realist evaluation and participatory action research, we gathered insights from 41 participants across the rural GP training and workforce ecosystem – including IMGs, supervisors, training team members, and decision-makers. Of these, 68% were IMGs, representing a range of locations, backgrounds, and experiences. Feedback was collected through in-depth interviews, focus groups, and iterative review cycles.


This collaborative approach enabled us to co-design a comprehensive roadmap – an actionable, evidence-based strategy suite to guide and enhance IMG integration into rural general practice across Australia.

Key Outcomes: What the Roadmap Delivers

The roadmap offers a clear, staged framework backed by the lived experience of IMGs and those who support them. It sets out practical, systemic strategies at each stage of the IMG pathway:

Stage 1: Arrival and Acclimatisation

  • Centralised, clear guidance on migration, healthcare systems, and life in Australia
  • Early career mentoring and rural GP training advice
  • Information tailored to IMG families and personal wellbeing

Stage 2: Workplace and Community Integration

  • Supportive employment pathways, observerships, and preparedness programs
  • Fair, quality supervision with independent oversight and helplines
  • Peer support, cultural safety, and structured community connection for doctors and their families

Stage 3: Training and Professional Belonging

  • Equitable access to rural GP training and recognition of prior learning
  • Ongoing mentorship, flexible training, and formative assessment models
  • Opportunities for IMGs to contribute as supervisors, educators, and leaders in their own right

What’s Next?

Publication of the roadmap provides an important foundation for further discussion and action. GPSA will continue to share the findings and engage with rural workforce agencies, colleges, training organisations, governments, employers, supervisors and IMG doctors about opportunities to strengthen support across the IMG journey.

This may include exploring how the roadmap can:

  • inform supervisor education, training and resources
  • contribute to rural workforce and GP training policy discussions
    support improved connections between the organisations and people involved in supporting IMGs
  • encourage more continuous, tailored and integrated support across migration, employment, community integration, training and fellowship.

GPSA welcomes opportunities to work with organisations involved in rural health workforce development and GP training to consider the roadmap’s findings and their implications for future policy and practice.

From Arrival To Fellowship IMG Roadmap Complete Report
From Arrival To Fellowship IMG Roadmap Summary

Date reviewed: 25 August 2026

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2025 GPSA National Supervision Survey Report

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Date reviewed: 19 July 2026

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Supervision Roadmap: Rural Generalist Training in Victoria Report

Led by GPSA in collaboration with Monash University and the VRGP, this report explores the barriers and enablers for high-quality supervision of PGY2 doctors in rural placements. The findings presented in this comprehensive document have formed the basis of several state and Commonwealth government policies

For convenience, you can read through this summary and full report on this web page, or use the pdf tools at the top of the documents to download and / or print the files. 

Date reviewed: 19 July 2026

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Explanatory Statement: CIRCLE interviews

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Date reviewed: 19 July 2026

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Information Sheet: The supervision team: A team-based approach to general practice supervision

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Date reviewed: 19 July 2026

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Information Sheet: GP/RG supervision: Understanding payments and professional development

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Date reviewed: 19 July 2026

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Information Sheet; GP/RG supervision: Roles and responsibilities

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Date reviewed: 19 July 2026

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Information Sheet: GP/RG supervision: The benefits

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Date reviewed: 19 July 2026

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