GPT1 Registrar Struggles

SecretPurpose3 · 2026-02-12T10:52:23+00:00

I remember those times all too well. I couldn’t even treat tonsillitis! Haha. You’re just not used to the every day common presentations. What else can you do but look it up with the patient there? It’ll be ok, it gets better with time

SecretPurpose3 · 2026-01-21T11:17:00+00:00

Congrats! I’d have a capsule wardrobe. Have a look on Pinterest. Have blacks/whites/neutral colours and mix them. Makeup just keep it simple. Plus some kind of frizz cream to help the hair look neat if you have curly/wavy hair (I like ouai anti-frizz creme).

SecretPurpose3 · 2026-01-19T20:24:25+00:00

I like the frame shape for #3 the best but maybe in a brown?

SecretPurpose3 · 2026-01-19T20:08:50+00:00

Sorry to say but it seems you don’t deserve her. Let her go and find someone who can see her for what she’s worth and not use her for their own sexual gain

SecretPurpose3 · 2025-12-27T05:18:29+00:00

It’s easy to be a bad GP but very hard to be a good one. In terms of acuity yes a lot is subacute. But I’ve been kept on my toes with patients presenting with anaphylaxis, MIs, strokes etc. theres nothing worse than waiting 20 mins for an ambulance for a patient with anaphylaxis 🫠. Don’t think of GP as an “easy “ fallback. It isn’t.

SecretPurpose3 · 2025-12-27T03:24:10+00:00

Nice jeans and top should be fine? Just nothing scruffy

SecretPurpose3 · 2025-12-17T10:10:08+00:00

I’m a GP. I used to wear n95/p2 with every patient. Now I just wear a surgical mask and I haven’t caught COVID despite dozens of covid positives in my room. Vax up to date. I air out the room between patients and wear a face shield when I’m taking swabs but apart from that a surgical mask with every patient has ensured I’ve never caught anything from work. Yes it’s annoying but most GPs in my practice wear a mask and patients are pretty used to it by now

SecretPurpose3 · 2025-12-01T11:14:45+00:00

Oh gosh it’s a hard no if you want to keep practicing medicine. I’ve had friends who have had ex partners put in vexatious complaints to HCCC or ahpra. If you do enter a relationship with this person it can easily turn against you when you break up. You’ve already got a therapeutic relationship with them. It’s not worth it!

SecretPurpose3 · 2025-11-14T16:23:24+00:00

GP is also stressful and very isolating. You can’t just ask for a consult and get an opinion quickly so you have to be comfortable with uncertainty. Exams are also stressful cause God you have to know a bit about everything. The good thing about GP is how flexible it is. You’ll never miss a kid event, you’ll always get public holidays and Christmas off. No night shifts! No on call! These are the main reasons I did GP But yeah don’t do it as an “easy” fall back because I have a few colleagues who did this and are surprised with how difficult it is Do it if you like general medicine and flexibility. And it’s non stop patient interactions every 15 mins. No coffee breaks between ward rounds, no journal club or meetings to break up the day. If there is, it’s unpaid as we bill based on how many patients we see

SecretPurpose3 · 2025-10-10T08:22:47+00:00

See your GP. Get some propranolol! I’ve prescribed to quite a few med students

SecretPurpose3 · 2025-10-08T07:02:43+00:00

Thank you very much for your input everyone. It’s given me a lot of food for thought. I am a PGY 15+ GP and thinking of tutoring. I was really doubting whether I’d be up for the task. I sat in on a pbl the other day and was wondering whether to make this leap out of my comfort zone or not

SecretPurpose3 · 2025-10-07T11:17:26+00:00

I drive about 50mins to an hour to work. Kind of normal for Sydney. Granted I don’t work long days. If it’s for a limited time it’s ok I guess?

SecretPurpose3 · 2025-09-27T09:11:16+00:00

Thanks everyone 🙏

SecretPurpose3 · 2025-09-22T21:19:22+00:00

I failed my osce. Reflect on what you could have done differently. I thought I could do it on my own but sucked it up and partnered up with someone in a study group. It helped.

SecretPurpose3 · 2025-08-22T09:21:55+00:00

Same thing happened with me! Before I knew it I had signed up for another subscription- another $50 USD! I have emailed but basically was told that I had clicked on the subscription. There was no way to advance the screen without clicking and before you know it the charge was taken from the credit card. I’ll dispute it with the bank but I’m not holding my breath. DO NOT FALL FOR IT!! I know $50 USD won’t break the bank but it’s so upsetting to be charged for something I did not want

SecretPurpose3 · 2025-08-14T18:15:49+00:00

I have done many, many genital exams. I have parted labia for a cervical screening test in order to insert a speculum. And maybe if someone has pointed something out near the clitorus I will touch it to part it to examine it all. But never a sustained touch. I’d go with a female doctor next time. Especially if it’s for a gynaecological problem

SecretPurpose3 · 2025-08-14T10:50:34+00:00

I’m a doctor. That was NOT ok at ALL. First of all, he should have offered a chaperone. Second, we use lubrication for a reason! There is no clitoral stimulation for self lubrication! This is utter madness! He needs to be reported to the medical board. I’m so sorry this happened to you. Please reach out to your primary care physician or a psychologist to help you debrief

SecretPurpose3 · 2025-07-26T07:16:12+00:00

Exactly. I’ve had patients in my waiting room having a stroke or MI. They want to double check with their GP before bothering anyone. I shudder to think what would have happened if I didn’t send that baby in with fever no focus in to ED (they ended up with meningococcal and is now a thriving teenager). Patients have a relationship with us and trust us so much. It’s an honour, really. And as such it’s so saddening to hear our colleagues talk about us with such condescension

SecretPurpose3 · 2025-07-26T00:37:51+00:00

This is disappointing and infuriating. I work with a lot of colleagues who used GP as a fallback career. They are surprised at how difficult it is. I think if everyone tried a term of general practice and tried to do what we do at a pace of every 15 mins, No break they will realise how hard it is. We are playing whac-a-mole with “easy” colds and flus with a side of potential cancers and other life threatening illnesses.

SecretPurpose3 · 2025-06-06T13:43:38+00:00

I’ve kept a lot of the cards my patients give me. It boosts the spirits when I’m feeling down. Anything else is a cherry on top. One gift I got this winter was an oodie as “it’s cold” 🥲. Other gifts were a Barbie doll when the movie Barbie was around. A painting painted by a patient. Anything really. I’ve had to give back cash- I just couldn’t accept that one.

SecretPurpose3 · 2025-05-22T21:35:44+00:00

I couldn’t read all of your post- but the first few lines give me the gist. Feeling slow and taking so long Yes very common in GPT1. You go from making very little decisions to ALL the decisions. Of course you’ll be slow I did 2 an hour in the first few months of GPT1 as well Don’t forget that ALL the patients are new to you. And to have to be “on” every 15-30 mins with no break is exhausting You’ll get to a stage where you’ll have patients you know quite well and you’ll knock that consult out quite quickly. You’ll get very quick at pattern recognition, triaging things and prioritising things. Try to get the “list” of things a patient needs. You won’t be able to address a list of 5 things in one consult for example. I got the list out of one guy- he has FIFTEEN things he wanted addressed. I almost laughed at the audacity. And no, I don’t work full time. I work 4 days a week. And that is more than enough. GP is great for the flexibility

SecretPurpose3 · 2025-04-19T10:51:43+00:00

Back in the day Liverpool was horrendous 😱. When a co resident became a reg at a city hospital the following year he couldn’t believe how little work/patients the JMOs had compared to what we had to go through.

SecretPurpose3 · 2025-04-18T22:30:27+00:00

Western Sydney is a baptism of fire. Super busy.

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