AGPT registrar training handbook

Extension of program time

Extension while awaiting Fellowship

      1. Extension while awaiting Fellowship

Last revised: 19 Dec 2024

Extension while awaiting Fellowship

Once you’ve met the requirements of Fellowship, you’ll automatically receive a program time extension of up to 12 calendar weeks in which to submit your Fellowship application. Additional extensions are considered on a case-by-case basis.

You don’t have to return to a general practice post while you’re on an extension awaiting Fellowship. However, if you want to have access to an AGPT Medicare provider number in order to access Medicare during an extension awaiting Fellowship, you must continue to practice in an accredited training facility within your training region.

  • If you wish to work below the minimum part-time training requirement during your extension awaiting Fellowship, you can negotiate your preferred working hours directly with your training region.

  • If you wish to undertake work in a non-accredited facility that doesn’t require access to Medicare or to not practice at all during an extension awaiting fellowship, you may do so.

If you’re an ADF registrar and complete your requirements for Fellowship while on deployment, the program extension time will commence from the date you return from deployment.

ADF guide

Check out the ADF Guide for more information

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