Applying for Fellowship
When you’ve met all the requirements for Fellowship, you may complete an application for Fellowship.
You must apply for Fellowship
- within three years of successful completion of all Fellowship exams and
- within one calendar year of completing all training program requirements.
The Fellowship application form will become available on your assessment statement once you've passed the Fellowship exams. To access the application form, log into the My candidacy portal and navigate to the assessment statement.
You’ll need to provide all documentation related to the requirements for Fellowship, including your completion of training report.
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. For more information see the section on Extension while awaiting Fellowship.
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As the Fellowship process can take up to 12 weeks, it’s important to provide all the requested documentation to avoid delays with your Fellowship.
Dual Fellowship
If you're undertaking dual Fellowship with both the RACGP and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM), you can choose to fellow with the RACGP while continuing to complete the requirements of your ACRRM Fellowship. However, you should not submit your application to Medicare for recognition as a general practitioner until you have attained ACRRM Fellowship as well.
The option to train at the ACRRM and the RACGP at the same time (dual Fellowship) is no longer available to new applicants. Registrars already undertaking dual Fellowship will be supported to complete their training. Transfers continue to exist as per the Training Transfer Policy.