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RACGP Curriculum for Australian General Practice – Under Review

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RACGP Curriculum for Australian General Practice – Under Review

The RACGP is currently reviewing the Curriculum for Australian General Practice and developing a GP vocational training syllabus.

The RACGP curriculum review and syllabus development consultation window has now closed.

The updated version of the RACGP curriculum and the syllabus will be available in 2022.

Please send your enquiry to curriculumrenewal@racgp.org.au.

RACGP 2016 Curriculum

This version is a competency based one where the knowledge and skills required for each stage of general practice training is measured against the core skills a GP must have

Understanding the curriculum

The nature of competency-based education means that the outcomes and criteria outlined in the curriculum are broad

Previous curriculum versions

Previous versions of the RACGP Curriculum

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