Lifestyle and Practice Options - General Practice Specialty Training Program

General practice has the potential to be a very flexible specialty, and to enable good work-life balance. The ability to control work hours is largely dependent on type and location of practice. For example, GPs practicing in large, multi-doctor urban clinics are likely to have greater flexibility than rural practitioners who may work long irregular hours in smaller practices with frequent on-call. However, rural practitioners may have greater potential incomes, better opportunities for procedural work, and form closer bonds with their community. Generally speaking, pay is moderate with significant dissatisfaction among the GP workforce. GPs, particularly in urban areas, often develop areas of special interest (e.g child health, women’s health, alternative medicine), according to their interests and the needs of their practice’s population. Some GPs work in specialty general practices (e.g sexual health, drug and alcohol services, skin clinics) on a full or part time basis. There are good opportunities for research, public health and teaching.

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