What are the RACGP Awards?
The RACGP Awards are an annual awards program designed to recognise those GPs, registrars, supervisors, medical educators and practices who are demonstrating excellence in general practice and going the extra mile for their communities.
What are the categories?
There are awards across four main categories: national awards, state awards, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health awards, and rural awards. You can find out more about the categories and eligibility criteria on our website under ‘RACGP Award categories and criteria’.
Who’s eligible?
Each award has different eligibility criteria. You can find this on our website under ‘RACGP Award categories and criteria’.
Who’s allowed to nominate?
Each RACGP Award has different nomination criteria, and we encourage you to check these before nominating to ensure your submission is accepted. Nomination guidelines can be found on our website under ‘RACGP Award categories and criteria’.
Can I nominate myself?
Self-nominations are only accepted for the following awards:
- Prof Charlotte Hespe Research Award
- RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Growing Strong Award
- RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Medical Student Bursary
- RACGP Rural – Rural Medical Student Bursary Award
- RACGP Rural - Rural Community Research Project of the Year Award
All other awards must be nominated by peers or members of the public, as per individual award criteria.
How will conflicts of interest be managed?
Our commitment to excellence includes rigorous conflict of interest management, and therefore any related parties will not be permitted to judge nominees with whom they have an actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest. All conflicts of interest in the judging of award nominees will be subject to the Conflict of Interests and Related Party Transactions Policy.
How are the awards judged?
Each award is judged against a set of criteria by a judging panel. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health awards and Rural awards will be judged by members of those faculties. State awards will be judged by state faculty members, and national awards will be judged by the RACGP Awards committee, with endorsement from the Executive team and Board.
What’s the difference between the state and national GP of the Year?
For the GP of the Year, Supervisor of the Year, GP in Training of the Year and General Practice of the year awards, a winner will be chosen from each state, and one national winner will then be chosen from among the state finalists.
Can I nominate someone for a state-based award if we don’t live in the same state?
Yes. However, the nominee must live in the state for which you nominate them.
Will I be told if I’m nominated, or win an award?
Yes. If you win, you’ll be notified by our awards team before the awards are announced.
When will the awards be announced?
State awards are announced during the Fellowship presentation ceremony for each state (around September - October). National awards are presented during a ceremony held at the annual RACGP National Conference in November.