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Important reminders


Last revised: 28 Aug 2025

Let’s get you started

Important reminders

You must hold medical registration and be a financial RACGP member throughout the entire PEP SP, including while you’re being admitted to Fellowship. For further information on how to apply for medical registration and how to become an RACGP member, refer to the PEP SP Application Handbook.

As per the PEP SP program agreement, you’ve consented for the RACGP to disclose your personal information and information relating to your participation in PEP SP from/to third parties where it’s reasonably necessary or required by law. This includes to Australian regulators such as Ahpra and the Australian Medical Council (AMC) for the purposes of the MBA’s Expedited Specialist pathway.


If your medical registration changes at any time during your program, you must advise us via the Change of Circumstance Form available on the PEP SP portal.

A change to your medical registration might include a restriction, condition, limitation, reprimand, supervision requirement, tribunal outcome, suspension, undertaking and/or other remark or change. The Ahpra website contains information about the possible outcomes that may arise if a concern is raised about you.

Failure to disclose changes on your registration will be handled as per the Academic Misconduct Policy.


Like all GPs, you’ll need to meet your continuing professional development (CPD) requirements as you progress through PEP SP, as per the Medical Board of Australia’s Registration standard: CPD. The RACGP has a comprehensive CPD program available to members, with streamlined systems for logging your progress. The activities you complete during your six months in the training program can be logged as CPD hours.

  • You can log your CPD with the click of a button via Quick Log
  • If you started working mid-way through the calendar year, find out more about the CPD exemption/variation.


You’ll need to be a Registrar Associate member at the commencement of training and throughout your program; your program time won’t be recognised under other membership types. The RACGP Constitution details your rights as an RACGP member. Your annual membership renewal is to be paid by 1 July each year as per the RACGP Constitution.

If you don’t maintain RACGP membership, you may be withdrawn from PEP SP as per the PEP SP Withdrawal Policy.

 


Support for your health and wellbeing

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At the RACGP, we’re committed to supporting your wellbeing. We’ve curated a range of resources designed to help you thrive both personally and professionally while completing the training program. For more information, visit the RACGP Wellbeing Hub.

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