Vocational training towards RACGP Fellowship
Vocational training in Australia is managed and delivered by two bodies: General Practice Education and Training (GPET) and the Remote Vocational Training Scheme (RVTS). These organisations deliver the training according to the standards set by the RACGP.
GPET is the largest general practice training organisation and offers both a general and rural stream of general practice training. The RVTS delivers training only in remote and isolated communities to a smaller group of registrars.
The essential components of vocational training towards RACGP Fellowship are:
Hospital training (12 months)
There are four compulsory hospital rotations for general practice
training: general medicine, general surgery, emergency medicine and
paediatrics. To complement this, you also need to complete three
hospital rotations of your choice, provided they are relevant to general
practice.
General practice placements (18 months)
The 18 months of general practice placements need to be completed in
approved teaching practices, and include a compulsory term (minimum of 6
months) in an outer metropolitan area or rural and remote area.
Extended skills (6 months)
The 6 months extended skills provide an opportunity to develop your
general practice skills further, and can be completed in a range of
RACGP approved settings. Options include advanced rural skills, an
overseas post, an academic post, or extended procedural skills within a
hospital or practice.
For further information regarding vocational training, please email gptraining@racgp.org.au.
Related links
Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) website
Remote Vocational Training Scheme website
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