18 December 2009 Medical registration for overseas trained doctors in Australia
The Specialist Pathway for general practice is on track for implementation from February 2010. The Australian Medical Council (AMC) has formally approved the RACGP Specialist Pathway for doctors who do not have current Australian medical registration. Eligibility criteria for the categories approved so far can be obtained from the RACGP website at www.racgp.org.au/overseastraineddoctors.
A frequently asked questions (FAQs) document will be available at www.racgp.org.au/overseastraineddoctors from Wednesday, 23 December.
Applicants who hold these qualifications may download an application form for Overseas Trained Specialists applying for Medical Board Registration from the AMC website at www.amc.org.au/images/FormsGeneral/Form-EICS-V2-medboard-spec.pdf.
Any overseas trained doctors who do not meet the eligibility criteria to enter the RACGP Specialist Pathway, and those with existing medical registration, can continue to complete the existing college assessment segments via the Australian General Practice Training Program, the Remote Vocational Training Scheme, or the RACGP Practice Eligible Route. Under the RACGP Practice Eligible Route, to be eligible to sit the RACGP Fellowship exams a candidate must have 4 years full time approved Australian equivalent general practice experience, of which at least 1 year must have been gained in Australian general practice settings. For further information regarding this route please visist www.racgp.org.au/assessmenthandbook and read ‘Background: Assessment for the Fellowship of RACGP and eligibility for assessment’.
M5 Project - RACGP men's health initiative helping men to help themselves
M5 encourages men and those who care about them to recognise the importance of men forming an ongoing relationship with a GP.
