Exam eligibility

Exam eligibility

You’re eligible to sit the Fellowship exams when you meet all of the following requirements as per the Fellowship exams policy:

• Satisfactory completion of education and training requirements of the FSP education component, including:
  • workplace-based assessment
  • education activities
  • any other sources of feedback and assessment we use to determine if you’re eligible to sit exams.
• Satisfactory completion of two calendar years (or 18 months with RPLE) of the education component of the FSP by the date of the AKT
  • where the AKT or KFP is scheduled up to 31 calendar days prior to the training term end date, the RACGP will allow registrars from affected states or territories to sit the examination. The training term end date is determined by the standard term dates outlined by the RACGP for the program and as mentioned in your program agreement upon commencement. It’s not the date adjusted based on any individual leave taken during the program
• A valid GPE assessment of one year (FTE) of comprehensive Australian general practice experience in the last four years.
• You have held appropriate Australian medical registration throughout the training program.
• You have been a financial member of the RACGP throughout the training program. You must maintain membership until you’re admitted to Fellowship, or your candidacy is exhausted (refer to Candidacy for more information)
• You have notified us of any changes to your medical registration during training, including a restriction, condition, limitation, reprimand, supervision requirement, tribunal outcome, suspension, undertaking and/or other remark or change

Changes to your medical registration don't necessarily mean you're no longer eligible to sit exams. You must disclose any changes to the RACGP by sending an email to education@racgp.org.au and we’ll assess these.

Please note, failure to inform the RACGP of any changes that might affect your exam eligibility will be handled as per the Academic misconduct policy.
 

General practice experience assessment

You need a valid GPE assessment outcome to be eligible to enrol in RACGP exams. A GPE assessment can take up to 10 weeks to assess, and if you don’t have a valid GPE assessment outcome by the close of enrolment for the relevant exam period you’ll be unable to enrol.

If you don’t already hold a valid GPE assessment, you should apply for one as soon as you have met the requirements. You don’t have to wait until completing the education phase of FSP to apply for a GPE assessment.

An outcome that has expired is no longer valid. If your outcome is due to expire, you should apply for a top-up. If your outcome has already expired, you can apply for a reassessment.

Study leave

To assist with exam preparation and support registrar wellbeing, the RACGP recognises study leave as part of the training program. Study leave is not an entitlement under the National Terms and Conditions for the Employment of Registrars (NTCER), however employers have the discretion to offer study leave (paid or unpaid) as a non-standard term in a registrar’s employment contract. You’ll need to negotiate this with your training site.

Where study leave has been negotiated, the RACGP will recognise a total of three (3) days of study leave (pro rata) in the semester you are sitting exams as training time. There is no need to notify the RACGP of study leave negotiations unless the leave exceeds three days (pro rata). In the case of leave exceeding three (3) days pro rata, a leave application should be submitted for review and approval by your program officer. Any study leave taken above the recognised three days may impact your exam eligibility and expected Fellowship date.