Ballinasloe Specialist Training Programme in General Practice
PROSPECTUS 2010
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BACKGROUND
The Ballinasloe Specialist Training in General Practice established in 2006 is the latest GP Training Programme to be set up. It was originally titled the East Galway/West Midlands Programme but this was changed to avoid confusion with the existing Midlands and Western Training Programmes. The Programme has an annual intake of four trainees with the first four trainees having commenced training in July 2007.
ADMINSTRATION AND TEACHING
The Programme administration and teaching centre is located at St Brigid's Hospital Ballinasloe which is just a short distance from Portiuncula Hospital.
STRUCTURE
The Programme offers four years structured training with the first two years hospital based and the third and fourth year spent in general practice.
HOSPITAL POSTS
All hospital posts are based in Ballinasloe and are of six months duration. Medicine, Paediatrics and Obs/Gynae are based in Portiuncula hospital while the Psychiatry post is based in St Brigid's hospital. The Programme is fortunate in having high quality hospital posts and enthusiastic consultant teachers with awareness of the educational needs of GP trainees.
GP TRAINING PRACTICES
The registrar posts will be in teaching practices in the Western and Midland areas.
DAY RELEASE
The day release programme takes place on a Tuesday with first and second years attending for a half day and third and fourth years will attend for a full day. All trainees will be released from their posts to attend the day release programme. Teaching is mainly through small group work and is based on the principals of adult learning.
FURTHER INFORMATION
If you require further information on any aspect of this programme you may contact Anne Donohue, Programme Administrator, at 090 9648493 or email BallinasloeGPTraining@hse.ie. The current trainees on the programme can be contacted at Portiuncula Hospital 090 9648200.
Dr Annette Jennings, Programme Director