The Australian Medical Council (AMC) has accredited the RACGP Rural Generalist Fellowship (FRACGP-RG) training program, confirming it meets national standards for specialist medical training.

This follows the announcement in September 2025 that  the Medical Board of Australia (MBA) completed its assessment of the joint application from the RACGP and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM), officially recognising Rural Generalist Medicine as a new specialist field within general practice.

This decision, reached by the Australian Health Ministers, followed six years of strong advocacy from the RACGP in conjunction with ACRRM, and in partnership with governments, health agencies, and stakeholders.

AMC accreditation is a key step towards establishing an approved qualification for the new specialist field of rural generalism within general practice. The MBA will now consider approval of the accredited qualification as the next step towards specialist registration in Rural Generalist Medicine.