| Term |
Definition |
| Addenda |
Includes, but is not limited to, restrictions, conditions, limitations, reprimands, supervision requirements, tribunal outcomes, suspensions, undertakings and/or any other remarks or changes on the participant’s medical registration.
Refer to Ahpra’s website for more information. |
| Ahpra Medical Registration |
Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra), which allows the registrant to practise medicine.
Refer to Ahpra’s website for more information. |
| Business Day |
A day when the RACGP national office is operating. |
| Candidacy |
The three-year period, separate to training program time, during which a participant can attempt Fellowship exams.
For the PEP SP, candidacy is additionally bound by the Maximum Program Time. |
| Candidate |
The medical practitioner eligible to sit RACGP Fellowship Exams. |
| Clinical Competence |
Demonstrated ability to consistently perform relevant clinical tasks to the standard prescribed in the Progressive capability profile of the general practitioner. |
| Commencement Date |
The day the participant starts work in Australia in an RACGP-approved practice using their RACGP-issued Medicare Provider Number. |
| Comparability Assessment |
The process of determining the extent to which a specialist international medical graduate is comparable to an Australian-trained general practitioner at the point of admission to Fellowship as per the PEP SP Comparability Assessment Guide. |
| Cooling-Off Period |
A period of time during which a registrar may retract their decision to voluntarily withdraw from a training program. |
| Date of Entry |
The date the participant signs the program agreement. |
| Exam Semester |
A period during which all three Fellowship Exams are delivered. |
| Extenuating and Unforeseen Circumstances |
Circumstances which are outside the participant’s control and can reasonably be considered to be unforeseen and can be shown to have a direct and significant impact on the participant. The RACGP considers extenuating and unforeseen circumstances on a case-by-case basis. |
| Fellowship |
Admittance to either:
- Fellowship of the RACGP (FRACGP), or
- FRACGP and Rural Generalist Fellowship (FRACGP-RG).
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| Fellowship Exams |
The exams run by the RACGP to assess the candidate’s competency for unsupervised general practice anywhere in Australia, including:
- Applied Knowledge Test (AKT),
- Key Feature Problem (KFP), and
- Clinical Competency Exam (CCE).
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| Full-Time General Practice Experience |
A 38-hour working week, over a minimum of four days per week. A minimum of 27 hours must be in face-to-face, rostered, patient consultation time undertaking general practice activities. Work periods of less than three consecutive hours, or less than four calendar weeks in any one practice, will not be considered. Hours worked beyond this definition of full time will not be considered. |
| Level 3 Supervision |
As per the requirements listed in the Medical Board of Australia's Supervised practice for international medical graduates guidelines. |
| Maximum Timeframe |
The maximum amount of time a Participant can remain on the PEP SP from the day they start their training program to the day they are admitted to Fellowship of the RACGP.
- Substantially Comparable stream:
- Participants who are working in their RACGP-approved practice on a full-time basis must be admitted to FRACGP within 12 calendar months of starting their training program.
- Participants who are working in their RACGP-approved practice on a part-time basis must be admitted to FRACGP within 24 calendar months of starting their training program. Their maximum timeframe will be calculated proportionally to their part-time status.
- Partially Comparable stream:
- Participants who are working in their RACGP-approved practice on a full-time basis must be admitted to FRACGP within 24 calendar months of starting their training program.
- Participants who are working in their RACGP-approved practice on a part-time basis must be admitted to FRACGP within 48 calendar months of starting their training program. The maximum timeframe will be calculated proportionally to their part-time status.
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| Notifiable Conduct |
As per the Medical Board of Australia’s Guidelines for mandatory notifications about registered health practitioners. |
| Partially Comparable |
A specialist international medical graduate who has been assessed as partially comparable to an Australian trained specialist general practitioner at the point of Fellowship, as per the PEP SP Comparability Assessment Guide. |
| Participant |
A specialist international medical graduate who has been accepted into PEP SP. |
| Part-Time General Practice Experience |
A minimum of a 14.5-hour working week, over at least two days per week, of which a minimum of 10.5 hours must be in face-to-face, rostered, patient consultation time undertaking general practice activities.
Work periods of less than three consecutive hours, or of less than four calendar weeks in any one practice, will not be considered.
Calculated pro-rata against the definition of full-time general practice experience. |
| Practice Experience Program Specialist (PEP SP) |
The route to Fellowship available to specialist international medical graduates who have been assessed as substantially comparable or partially comparable to an Australian-trained specialist general practitioner at the point of admission to Fellowship. |
| RACGP-Approved Practice |
A practice approved by the RACGP for the placement of PEP SP participants. The practice must:
- be accredited against the RACGP Standards for general practices,
- meet the requirements of Comprehensive Australian general practice, and
- meet the location requirements as per the Department of Health and Aged Care’s General Practice Fellowship Program Placement Guidelines.
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| RACGP member |
An RACGP member who has:
- met the membership category requirements,
- had their complete membership application form accepted, and
- paid their current membership fee in full.
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| Specialist International Medical Graduate (SIMG) |
An overseas-trained medical practitioner who:
- holds a primary qualification in medicine and surgery awarded by a training institution recognised by both the Australian Medical Council (AMC) and the World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS),
- has satisfied all the training and examination requirements to practise as a specialist general practitioner and has been awarded a specialist general practice qualification in their country of origin, and
- had their specialist general practice qualification’s curriculum assessed by the RACGP as comparable or partially comparable to the RACGP curriculum and syllabus for Australian general practice.
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| Substantially Comparable |
A specialist international medical graduate who has been assessed as substantially comparable to an Australian trained specialist general practitioner at the point of Fellowship, as per the PEP SP Comparability Assessment Guide. |
| Supervisor |
A general practitioner who is both a clinician and a role model, who takes responsibility for the educational and training needs of the PEP SP participant while in the practice, in adherence with the Medical Board of Australia's Supervised practice for international medical graduates guidelines. |
| Training Program |
The six-calendar-month period that starts from the day the participant commences work in Australia in an RACGP-approved practice. Participants must complete the program requirements within this six-calendar-month timeframe. |
| Workplace-Based Assessment (WBA) |
A framework for evaluating a doctor’s performance and progress in those areas of practice best assessed in the context of the workplace. The aim is to provide evidence that the specialist international medical graduate is competent for unsupervised practice in Australia. |