Acknowledgments
The RACGP gratefully acknowledges the generous contribution of the following authors and reviewers of the Progressive capability profile of a specialist general practitioner.
Second edition (2025)
The second edition was created in 2025 to improve utility for all learners, educators and assessors and to bring the Profile and Curriculum into closer alignment.
Project team
Dr Carolyn O’Shea, National Clinical Lead, Education, Strategy and Development
Nicole Quaife, Senior Education Advisor
Associate Professor James Brown, National Director of Training
Dr Tess van Duuren, Censor-in-Chief
The project team gratefully acknowledges the following people, groups and committees that have contributed to the review and development of the
Progressive capability profile of the specialist general practitioner 2nd edition.
Reviewers
Dr Tess van Duuren
Assoc Prof James Brown
Dr Tim Ross
Dr Jenny McConnell
Dr Edward Vergara
Dr Joanna Bruce
Dr Erica Clarke
Dr Rachel Chen
Dr Lesley Palmer
Dr Ken Wanguhu
Dr Josie Guyer
Dr Emilie Pitter
Dr Sharmila Jayaram
Dr Rebecca Lock
Dr Paul Dilena
Dr Vanessa Moran
Dr Karin Jodlowski-Tan
Alanna Kirley
Dr Olivia O'Donoghue
Dr Danielle Arabena
Dr Kali Hayward
Dr Tim Senior
Renata Fularczyk
Dr David Wilkinson
Leigh Williams
Dr Heather McGarry
Dr Ronald McCoy
Dr Catherine Lees
Isla Mapleson
Gayle Kissonergis
Assoc Prof Rashmi Sharma
Lily Edwards
Liz Harper
Dr Angelina Salamone
Dr Colleen Bradford
Dr Graham Lee
Dr Catherine Casey
Dr Danielle James
Dr Elise Perger
Dr Kate Wallis
Dr Niroshe Amarasekera
Dr Jaclyn Brown
Dr Gerard Ingham
Assoc Prof Jill Benson
Dr Lawrie McArthur
Dr Rebecca Loveridge
Assoc Prof Nancy Sturman
Conjoint Prof Parker Magin
Dr Ronda Gurney
The following RACGP teams were included in the review process:
Executive Leadership Group
Education and Training Executive
Council of Censors
Assessment team, including the National Clinical Lead and National Assessment Advisors
Specific Interest Group Faculty
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Faculty
National International Medical Graduate Committee
Regional Directors of Training
The following organisations were included in the review process:
General Practitioner Supervisors Australia (GPSA)
General Practitioner Registrars Australia (GPRA)
Remote Vocational Training Scheme (RVTS)
Version 1.0 (original content 2022)
The development of the first edition of the RACGP Progressive capability profile of the general practitioner was funded by the Australian Government Department of Health.
The first edition of the Profile was developed in consultation and collaboratively with GPs, supervisors, medical educators, cultural educators, GPs in training and consumers. There was an extensive process involving an Expert Advisory Group including industry and community sector expertise, including GPs in training, cultural educators, supervisors, educators and RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health faculty and Rural. An extensive literature review underpinned the work and the consultations with the Expert Advisory Group. The profile was revised iteratively with broader stakeholder review and revision before the 1st edition was completed.
The role-based structure was decided on for the Profile as it reflects practice in action. The 2022 Curriculum and Syllabus was developed prior to the Profile, meaning the structures were not completely aligned which was identified as an issue to be resolved in future editions at the time.
The full details of the process of development of the first edition of the Profile are available at https://www.racgp.org.au/profile-of-a-gp/about in the sections Development of the Profile and those involved are available in the Acknowledgements section.