• Groups will convene in Darwin, Alice Springs, Katherine and Nhulunbuy and perhaps a separate small group of remote registrars if there are enough in any one term or year.
  
• Each small group will meet at least 10 times per year for 3 hours each meeting.
  
• Each small group will have a Medical Educator to facilitate the process.
  
• The first meeting of the year will be to organize a draft plan for the year’s topics/events.
  
• Most group meetings will involve a guest speaker.
  
• The group will convene before the guest speaker arrives to generate suitable questions for the speaker, at least one question per registrar.
  
• Group members will ideally have considered the topic beforehand and may have done some pre reading.
  
• Guest speakers will usually not be expected to deliver a pre prepared talk, but be available to answer the group’s questions.
  
• After each meeting members will be expected to fill out an on-line feedback form (similar to the one being used now for teleconferences). This feedback form is a mandatory requirement of NTGPE to prove that registrars have completed this aspect of training.
  
• Registrars should also document their attendance in their own portfolio on the page provided.
  
• All registrars in General Practice clinical terms including Subsequent term registrars will be expected to attend the majority of small group sessions.

• Small Group Learning feedback form >>>
• Topics for SGL and SDL >>>
• Resources for SGL and SDL >>>

• On alternate fortnights registrars will be expected to spend 3 hours pursuing self directed learning.
  
• A Medical Educator will be available to assist for guidance and facilitation if required.
  
• Registrars may choose to use this time to study alone or in groups.
  
• Self directed learning also needs to be documented in their portfolios for satisfactory completion of training.
  
• NTGPE will create a link within its website to a resource page for Small group and Self directed learning which will evolve as future resources become available.