GP Training Terms
Hospital / Core Clinical Training Term
A hospital term (also referred to as 4 hospital units) is completed over 12 months, one year subsequent to the intern year, in an accredited hospital.
All Registrars will be required to undertake mandatory rotations in: general medicine, general surgery, paediatrics and emergency medicine, those undertaking the ACRRM Fellowship are also required to have rotation in obstetrics & gynaecology and anaesthetics.
In addition, registrars must obtain hospital experience in at least three other areas while in hospital practice: psychiatry, geriatrics, obstetrics & gynaecology, urology, dermatology, ophthalmology, rehabilitation, orthopaedics, anaesthetics and/or infectious diseases, or other relevant hospital experience as approved by a medical educator in consultation with the College Censors.
GPT1 / PRRT1 Term
The GPT1 / PRRT1 Term (also referred to as 2 GPT1 / PRRT1 units) consists of six months in a GP teaching practice under GP supervision. This can be undertaken in either a rural or urban site and includes three hours of onsite teaching per week.
GPT2 / PRRT2 Term
The GPT2/PRRT2 Term (also referred to as 2 GPT2/PRRT2 units) consists of six months in a GP practice still under GP supervision. This can be undertaken in either a rural or urban site and includes 2 hours of onsite teaching per week.
GPT3-4 / PRRT3-4 Experience
This is a 12 month term (also referred to as 4 GPT3-4/;PRRT3-4 units) aimed at assisting GP Registrars to increasingly function as independent members of the general practice professional community.
Registrars can choose to have up to six months of this time in an Extended Skills post.
Extended Skills Posts
Extended Skills Posts are available to Registrars to assist them to prepare for particular aspects of practice or to improve their skills and competency in specific areas. An Extended Skills Post can be undertaken at any stage during a registrars training with the exception of an academic special skills post which can only be undertaken after completion of your GPT/PRRT1 term. Extended skills posts include hospital posts, community posts, general practice posts and academic posts.
If you are interested in undertaking an extended skills post please discuss this with your Training Advisor. If we do not currently have an accredited post in the area you are interested in we will endeavour to facilitate the accreditation of a suitable post. Click here for more info.
Advanced Rural Skills Training / Advanced Specialised Training
RACGP and ACRRM state that for registrars to gain the skills necessary to practice in a rural or remote setting, special rural skills posts need to be completed. These posts are for one year, in disciplines such as obstetrics, paediatrics, anaesthetics, surgery, emergency medicine and Indigenous Health
Registrars training for the ACRRM Fellowship are also required to undertake a one year Advanced Specialised Training post, details on this are available on the ACRRM website https://www.acrrm.org.au/teaching-posts
Registrars training towards FRACGP can undertake an optional fourth year to gain the Fellowship of Advanced Rural General Practice (FARGP), details on the FARGP can be obtained via the colleges website http://www.racgp.org.au/rural
AGPT Flowchart
Vocational Recognition qualifications available in General Practice
