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Last revised: 12 Feb 2026

Glossary

Business Day A day when the RACGP national office is operating.
Candidacy The three-year period, separate to training program time, during which a registrar can attempt Fellowship exams.
Candidate The medical practitioner eligible to sit RACGP Fellowship exams.
Exam semester A period during which all three Fellowship exams are delivered.
Extenuating circumstances Circumstances that are outside the applicant’s control and can be shown to have a direct and significant impact on the applicant. The RACGP considers extenuating circumstances on a case-by-case basis.
Fellowship Admittance to either:
  1. Fellowship of the RACGP (FRACGP), or
  2. FRACGP and Rural Generalist Fellowship (FRACGP-RG).
Fellowship exams

The exams run by the RACGP to assess the candidate’s competency for unsupervised general practice anywhere in Australia, including:

  1. Applied Knowledge Test (AKT)
  2. Key Feature Problem (KFP), and
  3. Clinical Competency Exam (CCE).
Non-standard suspension A suspension of an exam semester granted by the RACGP to the candidate.
Sanctioned withdrawal Withdrawal from a Fellowship exam that is approved in writing by the RACGP.
Special arrangements Any reasonable adjustments made to an assessment where the RACGP considers the standard arrangements will put the applicant at a disadvantage.
Standard suspension A single suspension granted automatically and available to any candidate once during their candidacy.
Suspension of candidacy An exam semester in which the candidate is not required or permitted to attempt Fellowship Exams. 
Unsanctioned withdrawal Withdrawal from a Fellowship exam that is not approved in writing by the RACGP.

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