Role
The GPTAC provides a forum for general practice (GP) stakeholders to discuss issues related to the training of doctors seeking to become specialist GPs.
The role of the GPTAC is to provide advice to government to maintain and improve outcomes of GP training, and to monitor and provide advice on any issues arising from the transition of GP training to the college-led model.
The GPTAC is not a decision-making body.
Read the terms of reference for GPTAC.
Members
| Members | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Prof Amanda Barnard | Independent (Chair) |
| Dr Daniel Halliday | Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) |
| Dr Marita Cowie | Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) |
| Dr Tess Van Duuren | Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) |
| Ms Georgina van de Water | Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) |
| Dr Karyn Matterson | General Practice Registrars Australia (GPRA) |
| Dr Simone Raye | Australian Indigenous Doctors Association (AIDA) |
| Dr Danielle McMullen | Australian Medical Association (AMA) |
| Ms Peta Rutherford | Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) |
| Dr Ameer Shehab | AMA Council of Doctors-in-Training (AMACDT) |
| Mr Matthew Williams | First Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Aged Care |
| Dr Kevin Arlett |
General Practice Supervision Australia (GPSA) |
| Ms Tisshapaa Sivagnanan | Australian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA) |
| Ms Sarah Bresnehan | General Practice Students Network (GPSN) |
| Dr Elizabeth Deveny | Consumers Health Forum (CHF) |
Meetings
The GPTAC meet four times during the year through videoconference or in person. Extra meetings may be held if required. The group exists until April 2026.
Related committees or groups
The Transition to College-Led Training Advisory Committee (TCLTAC) was established to consider issues directly relevant as part of the transition to a College-led training model. TCLTAC was disbanded at the end of April 2023 and its functions combined with GPTAC.
In 2023 the First Nations General Practice Training Advisory Committee is being established, a new sector-led governance group that will oversight the delivery of the Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) Program Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Salary Support Program.
