PEP Specialist Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

All doctors must meet the Medical Board of Australia's continuing professional development (CPD) requirements, as set out in the MBA’s CPD registration standard. This requirement starts from the date you are registered with Ahpra, not when you begin working or training in Australia.

As a Practice Experience Program Specialist (PEP SP) participant, you must meet the MBA CPD requirements each year. Many activities completed through the PEP SP contribute towards your annual CPD requirements.

Some PEP SP activities are automatically recorded by the RACGP when you successfully complete them. Other activities must be recorded by you using a Quicklog in myCPD Home.

This page explains:

• what CPD requirements you must meet
• which PEP SP activities count towards CPD
• whether activities are recorded automatically or require you to record them via Quicklog.

Your annual CPD requirements

• 12.5 hours of educational activities (EA)
• 25 hours of reviewing performance (RP) and measuring outcomes (MO) activities. This combined 25 hours RP/MO total includes a minimum of
  • 5 hours RP
  • 5 hours MO
• the remaining 12.5 hours can be completed in any CPD category.

Track your CPD progress

• monitor your CPD progress
• view activities already recorded (select History to see the CPD in your annual record)
• record additional CPD activities (using the options such as Quicklog found in the Log menu).

Consult our concise advice to set yourself up for CPD success.

1. Identify the PEP SP stream you are enrolled in:
   • Partially Comparable (PC)
   • Substantially Comparable (SC)
2. Find the activity you have completed in the relevant table below.
3. If the activity requires a Quicklog:
   • select the Quicklog link for that activity
   • a pre-populated Quicklog entry will open in myCPD
4. Check that the activity date is correct and update it as needed.
5. Select Submit.
6. The activity will then be recorded in myCPD.

Partially comparable (PC) stream

* The SGLs are optional but recommended PEP SP activities

Substantially comparable (SC) stream

* The SGLs are optional but recommended PEP SP activities

Additional CPD activities

You may also choose to:

• complete RACGP CPD approved activities, which will be automatically recorded for you
• record other relevant professional development activities related to your scope of practice using Quicklog.

CPD exemption or variation

If you received your first Australian medical registration during the current CPD year, you may be eligible for a reduced CPD requirement.

If you first received Australian medical registration on or after 1 July
You may apply for a CPD variation for the part of the year before you were registered. Complete the CPD exemption and variation application form to apply.

Recording CPD completed before starting PEP SP
Any CPD activities completed during the same calendar year, including activities completed before commencing PEP SP, may be recorded through a Quicklog and counted towards your annual CPD requirements.

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