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A guide to selecting the College assessment segments

The dates for the College Examination 2009 enrolment are:

• from 24 November 08 to 16 January 09
• then a second opening on 25 May 09 to 3 July 09

You may enrol in:

• the AKT only. This is a prerequisite to the KFP and OSCE. You must pass the AKT before you are allowed to undertake the OSCE
• the AKT and KFP and enrol in the OSCE later in the year once the AKT results are released. You are able to sit the AKT and KFP on the same day regardless of the AKT performance outcome
• the AKT and OSCE and enrol the KFP later in the year. If you choose this option and do not pass the AKT you will not be able to proceed with the OSCE assessment. You will be eligible for a refund of the OSCE and withdrawal fees will apply. See Enrolment – The RACGP Assessment Handbook for Candidates
• All 3 segments AKT, KFP and OSCE . If you choose this option and do not pass the AKT you will be eligible for a refund of the KFP and/or the OSCE. Withdrawal fees will apply. See The RACGP Assessment Handbook for Candidates. The KFP and OSCE can be sat in any order provided the candidate:
• has completed 8 active units in their general practice training program
• or qualify as practice eligible
• has passed their AKT (to sit the OSCE)
• PBA : this option is instead of the AKT, KFP and OSCE. You can only select only one stream. For more information go to www.racgp.org.au/pba

The fees and dates for each segment are:

Venues

Adelaide (SA) Brisbane (Qld) Canberra (ACT) Darwin (NT)* Hobart (Tas)* Launceston (Tas)* Melbourne (Vic) Perth (WA) Sydney (NSW) Townsville (Qld).

*Please note: Darwin only operates as a centre for the clinical segment in the first half of the any year. Hobart is the Tasmanian centre for the written segments of the examination, Launceston is the Tasmanian centre for the OSCE segment of the examination.

For more information’s see ‘Administrative procedures- the RACGP Assessment Handbook for Candidates’

Before enrolling please ensure you read :

• the RACGP Assessment Handbook for Candidates
• the Assessment Policies

Enrolments are currently not open

Online enrolments will be available soon at www.racgp.org.au/exam/enrolments

Publication Date: 20 November 2008
Authorised By: Assessment Department