| Education requirements |
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| ☑ Completion of the workplace-based assessment program including five external clinical teaching visits |
| ☑ Attendance at a minimum of two meetings per year with your medical educator |
| Training/experience requirements |
☑ Completion of the required period of program time, a minimum of three years (FTE) specialist general
practice vocational training made up of:
- min 52 weeks (FTE) at an approved hospital (or equivalent RPLE)
- 18 months (FTE) at an accredited general practice under an accredited supervisor (GPT1,GPT2 and GPT3)
- 26 weeks (FTE) of extended skills training at an approved training site
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☑ For registrars accepted into the 2026 AGPT Program or after: Australian Medical Council Postgraduate Year
2 certification (or general registration and a further 12 months of accredited supervised clinical hospital rotations
at PGY2 and above) and satisfactory demonstration of paediatric competency in the five years before starting
GPT1.
☑ For registrars accepted into the 2025 AGPT Program or earlier: Approved mandatory hospital terms
(medicine, surgery, emergency medicine and paediatrics) or an approved alternative. |
☑ Training experience with at least two different general practice supervisors and with two different general
practice management systems, or equivalent. Refer to the section on Training placements - Practice diversity |
☑ Training experience that involves a diversity of patient presentations in relation to age, gender, socioeconomic
status, and cultural and linguistic background. Refer to the section on Training placements - Practice diversity |
| ☑ Completion of BLS training (12 months before GPT1 and 12 months before applying for Fellowship as per the BLS and ALS Guide) |
☑ Completion of ALS training (four years before applying for Fellowship as per the BLS and ALS Guide). |
| ☑ In addition, rural generalist registrars must complete at least one ALS2-equivalent accredited emergency skills and/or simulation training course either within the 24 months prior to commencing, or during, core EMT. |
| ☑ In addition, rural generalist registrars must complete 52 weeks of ARST and 26 weeks of core EMT. |
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Assessment requirements
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| ☑ You must have passed all Fellowship exams during your period of candidacy. |
| Professional & ethical requirements |
☑ To maintain the reputation of the general practice profession, you may not be admitted to Fellowship if we
reasonably consider you:
- are unsuitable to be admitted to Fellowship in accordance with the Fellowship Policy
- have engaged in conduct which would attract sanctions under clause 27 of the RACGP Constitution
- have addenda on your current Ahpra medical registration that prevent you from undertaking unsupervised comprehensive Australian general practice
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| Administrative requirements |
| ☑ If you’re a foreign graduate of an accredited medical school and a temporary visa holder (Temporary Skills Shortage/TSS 422, 482, 485, 820, 491 or 494 visa subclass), you must obtain Australian permanent residency by the completion of training. Forward the documentation to your training coordinator and medical educator before completion of training. If permanent residency isn’t obtained, we may withhold your certificate of completion and if applicable, withdraw you from the program. |
☑ During your training you must hold current Australian medical registration at all times and disclose any
addenda or regulatory authority activity, whether in Australia or otherwise, that:
- has led or may lead to an addendum on your Ahpra medical registration
- has led to an adverse finding or forms part of an ongoing investigation
- is considered notifiable conduct (as per the Medical Board of Australia's guidelines)
Failure to disclose details of your medical registration will be handled as per the Academic Misconduct Policy |
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☑ You must maintain RACGP financial membership from the time of joining the training program and throughout your candidature.
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