The National Cultural Educator and Cultural Mentor Network held its first workshop for 2019 in Cairns on Thursday 28 and Friday 29 March. The event was attended by cultural educators, mentors and leaders from across Australia and the Torres Strait, with the focus on Torres Strait Islander people’s culture, heritage and services. GP Synergy ... Read more

This morning our eight offices across NSW and ACT participated in an interactive morning tea to mark National Close the Gap Day. GP Synergy CEO John Oldfield provided some background to GP Synergy's commitment to playing our part in Closing the Gap. Medical Educator Dr Skye Boughen and Cultural Educator Wendy Lake, joined the morning tea from ... Read more

Last week our cultural mentors from across NSW & ACT got together for a workshop in Sydney. The cultural mentors, who help GP registrars who are training in Aboriginal health, are local Elders and staff of Aboriginal community controlled health services.   It was a great workshop with inspirational speakers including Professor Bob ... Read more

Eighteen practice managers from Aboriginal Medical Services (AMSs) across NSW and ACT are the fourth cohort to graduate from a unique nationally recognised diploma of practice management, developed by general practice training organisation GP Synergy in collaboration with TAFE Digital. Their achievement was recognised at a graduation ceremony in ... Read more

The Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association (AIDA) Conference 2018 is being held in Perth from Wednesday 26 September until Friday 28 September. The theme for this year’s conference is ‘Vision into Action’. Building on the foundations of the association's membership, history and diversity. AIDA is shaping a future of innovating, leading and ... Read more

Staff from the GP Synergy Cultural Education Unit were excited to attend the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Educators, Cultural Mentors and Medical Educators Network Workshop in Adelaide 10-11 September 2018. Highlights included a Welcome to Country and cultural guided tour of Adelaide Botanic Gardens by host Jack ... Read more