RACGP National Rural Faculty
The National Office
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
1 Palmerston Crescent
South Melbourne VIC 3205
Australia
T: 03 8699 0421
F: 03 8699 0598
E: rural@racgp.org.au
The Adelaide Office
15 Gover Street
North Adelaide SA 5006
T: 08 8267 8350
or 1800 636 764
F: 08 8267 8359
E: rural@racgp.org.au
With close to 7,000 members, our National Rural Faculty (NRF) recognises the challenges specific to rural general practice. The NRF endeavours to provide advocacy and support for rural GPs.
The Fellowship in Advanced Rural General Practice (FARGP), offered by the NRF on behalf of the RACGP as a fellowship beyond vocational fellowship, recognises advanced rural skills and additional training that may be undertaken by GPs in preparation for practice in rural and remote Australia.
Thirty percent of our population lives in rural Australia and deserves equity of access to high quality general practice care. Training to FRACGP and recognition of advanced rural skills training via the FARGP allow doctors to develop extended general practice skills and broaden options for safe, accessible, comprehensive care for Australians in rural communities.
- More about the National Rural Faculty
- Definition of Rural General Practice
- More information on joining
- RACGP Position Statement - Rural General Practice
- Rural Media Releases
- National Rural Faculty Board
- Staff contact details
A new initiative from the National Rural Faculty
Offered by the National Rural Faculty on behalf of the RACGP in recognition of the additional and different educational requirements needed for general practice in rural communities.
- Introduction to Fellowship in Advanced Rural General Practice
- Fellowship in Advanced Rural General Practice Curriculum Guidelines
- Application for Accreditation of an Extended or Advanced Rural Skills Post Word 2003-2007 version (558KB) | Word 2010 version (553KB)
- Information for Regional Training Providers
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) recognises that telehealth provides considerable opportunities to improve health outcomes for patients in outer metropolitan, regional, rural and remote communities and is committed to supporting the profession during the telehealth rollout.
In 2009 the NRF received Federal Government funding to establish a pilot IMG peer mentoring network. The project trained 64 mentors all IMGs and experienced Fellows of the College, and who had a similar pathway to fellowship as their mentees.
The Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing has contracted the RACGP to co-administer two training grant programs, the Rural Procedural Grants Program and the Rural Locum Education Assistance Program.
The latest edition of Bush Alert is available now. Bush Alert goes out to over 7,500 RACGP National Rural Faculty members and is distributed quarterly.
This edition has a particular focus on GP resilience after disasters and includes articles from a member affected by the recent QLD floods as well as an inspirational piece from Victorian GP Dr Lachlan Fraser who lived through the bushfires in 2009. Also included are faculty updates and information relevant to our rural members.
The NRF is proud to be associated with the training of doctors to the Master of Medicine in Rural Health at the University of Papua New Guinea. Dr David Mills, an NRF member, fellow of the RACGP and graduate of the RACGP Fellowship of Advanced Rural General Practice, is overseeing the program as part of his work in the PNG highlands. The NRF has been advocating for the support of the program from within Australia.
The NRF is the Australian distributor of the Manual of Rural General Practice published by the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada.
The NRF also has resources available which were developed to assist registrars or other medical practitioners who are preparing to undertake the college examination.