AGPT registrar training handbook

Fellowship

After Fellowship

      1. After Fellowship

Last revised: 19 Dec 2024

After Fellowship


Applying for specialist registration with Ahpra

You’ll need to apply to Ahpra for specialist registration to access Medicare rebates as a specialist GP. You should apply as soon as you’re admitted to Fellowship. Instructions on how to apply will be included with your Fellowship letter. For more information and to apply, visit the Ahpra website.

Applying for a new Medicare provider number

The Medicare provider number issued to you under the AGPT program will be cancelled by Medicare once you become a Fellow of the RACGP. You’ll need to apply directly to Medicare for a new provider number. Be sure to download the most appropriate Application for Recognition as a General Practitioner form from the Services Australia website.

Maintaining membership of the RACGP

As a member and Fellow of the RACGP, you're part of Australia’s largest professional GP network with 44,000 members. We invite you to make the most of all that your membership offers, including use of the post-nominal ‘FRACGP’, and access to the

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