Preferencing training pathways

When applying for the general practice experience pathway and the AGPT program, you must also nominate either the general or rural pathway for each of your training region preferences. If you’re subject to Section 19AB(10-year moratorium), you’re restricted from nominating the general pathway and must train on the rural pathway, unless you have an exemption to apply for the general pathway.

The general pathway is for doctors who wish to train primarily in inner- and/or outer-metropolitan areas. Doctors on the general pathway can train in MMM 1–7 areas. Doctors who train on the rural pathway generally do all of their training in rural and remote areas (MMM 2–7).

You can find the MMM classification by using the locator tool on the Department of Health and Aged Care website.