Entry Requirements

• General medical registration
• Australian Permanent Resident or Citizen
• Refer to the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) for further information on selection and/or eligibility

Total Training Time

Total: 3 years full-time (RACGP); 4 years full-time (ACRRM)

RACGP: 

• 12 months (full-time) hospital rotations minimum
• 18 months (full-time) in an accredited general practice training post under an accredited supervisor
• Maximum 6 months (full-time) approved extended skills training

*Optional fourth year of training in advanced rural skills training

*Training must be undertaken in at least two different general practices

ACRRM:

• 12 months (full-time) of hospital rotations
• 24 months (full-time) of accredited GP training across hospital and emergency (6 months), community primary care (6 months), and rural and remote (12 months)
• 12 months (full-time) of Advanced Skills Training

How To Apply

You have a choice of two College training pathways. You may choose to train with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) or with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) or you may choose to train with both colleges. You may apply for Australian General Practice Training through these colleges anytime from PGY1.

To explore more about General Practice training in northern and regional Queensland, visit James Cook University (JCU) General Practice and Rural Medicine.  JCU is Australia's leading university in training and graduating doctors who go on to primary care careers in regional, rural and remote communities. JCU's 'end-to-end' regional training pathway begins in medical school and continues through junior doctor years and on to General Practitioner (GP) fellowship training through JCU's collaborative partnerships with Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM).