Funding Boost Expands Cultural Safety Training for GP Registrars
07 Jul 2026
The investment aims to strengthen culturally safe healthcare by expanding education and supporting more specialist educator roles.
Announced during NAIDOC Week, the funding will support the JCTS program from 2026 to 2030. It will allow the organisation to create additional cultural and medical educator positions across the country, giving more GP registrars the opportunity to learn directly from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander educators.
The expanded program is designed to help future GPs recognise and address conscious and unconscious bias while improving culturally safe care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Senior Cultural Educator Phillip Dreise said the investment builds on generations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge sharing and community leadership. He said the additional funding will create more opportunities for cultural educators to support registrars throughout their training.
JCTS Head of Medical Education Dr Jacinta Power said investing in cultural safety education today will help ensure future GPs are better prepared to provide culturally safe care throughout their careers.
Established in 2022, Joint Colleges Training Services is a partnership between the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine. The organisation delivers cultural education for GP registrars and supports training within Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services.
Funding Boost Expands Cultural Safety Training for GP Registrars
Source: Joint Colleges Training Services (JCTS), RACGP and ACRRM, July 2026.