5f. Alternative supervision models – supporting your rural practice to train GPs
Tracks
Stream 6
| Sunday, May 24, 2026 |
| 10:30 - 11:15 |
Details
This session will provide information on the alternative models of supervision that are available to support the provision of general practice training in areas of workforce need in rural and remote areas and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health services. The innovative framework developed by the RACGP ensures registrars and supervisors are well supported as evidenced by the case studies that will be presented as part of this session and drawing on this 2025 paper: A qualitative evaluation of remote supervision guidelines for Australian general practice registrars in two practice locations.
This session is about helping rural and remote practices to build sustainable and diverse workforce through supervision models that involve the multidisciplinary team to recruit and train rural GPs. Practitioner wellbeing is enhanced through the provision of high-quality general practice training using innovative supervision models to overcome the barriers for practices with limited supervision capacity.
Speakers:
Dr Karin Jodlowski-Tan
Dr T Linton
A/Prof Jill Benson
Speaker
A/Prof Jill Benson
RACGP
Alternative supervision models – supporting your rural practice to train GPs
10:30 - 11:15Biography
Jill has been a GP for over 40 years, for the last 20 years mostly working as a GP for other doctors, in remote Aboriginal communities in the Australian desert, as a researcher and Medical Educator, and as a volunteer medical educator in the Pacific Islands. She has presented and published nationally and internationally about medical education, refugee health, doctors’ health, Aboriginal health, and mental health.
Dr Karin Jodlowski-Tan
National Clinical Head of Rural Pathways
RACGP
Alternative supervision models – supporting your rural practice to train GPs
10:30 - 11:15Biography
Dr Karin Jodlowski-Tan is a rural GP and rural generalist with over 25 years in rural and remote general practice. Currently she is the National Clinical Head of Rural Pathways at RACGP and Chief Medical Officer at Wurli Wurlinjang Health Service.
She has owned several rural practices and helped recruit to several rural AMSs in NSW and NT. Since joining the RACGP in 2020, Karin led the revision and implementation of the Rural Generalist curriculum. She also led the design and implementation of the remote clinical exam during the pandemic. Over the years, Karin held a number of educational and leadership roles with various organisations, including the Remote Vocational Training Scheme (RVTS), Australian Medical Acupuncture College, Bourke and Walgett AMS, and Healius Medical Centres. Her current focus is enhancing the rural training pathways and rural workforce.
Dr Timothy (Tim) Linton
National Lead Medical Educator Training Pipelines
RACGP
Alternative supervision models – supporting your rural practice to train GPs
10:30 - 11:15Biography
