Selection day The inside story Prepping the paperwork I started my preparation two months before, gathering paperwork and asking two of my recent consultants to be my referees. I found the people at GPET really helpful as my application was not so straightforward given that I had only one consultant referee who had known me for the required 10 weeks. After a quick email correspondence they accepted a reference from my consultant of seven weeks. Phew!
Selection day preparation
Dr Mary Wyatt, a GP Ambassador during 2011, reports on what happened to her before and after the big day. Taking the plunge After four years at university and four months into my internship, I was ready to take the plunge and apply for the Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) program for 2012. My experience of selection was a little different from previous years in that not only did the candidates have to sit interviews similar to OSCE stations called Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs), but we also had to sit a Situational Judgement Test (SJT). 132
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Then there was preparation for the selection day. The Going Places Network in Western Australia co-ordinated a ‘Tapas and Table Talk’ event where GP registrars talked about their journeys through the training program and their preparation for interview day. It was very relaxing and reassuring that the themes the speakers shared were along the same lines as those in the AGPT Application Guide — communication and interpersonal skills, analytical and problem-solving skills, organisational and management skills, and vocational motivation.
Situational Judgement Test tips Dr Denise Findlay, the Director of Education at Western Australian General Practice Education and Training (WAGPET), ran through the two styles of questioning in the Situational Judgement Test (SJT).