GP training opportunities

Fully funded by RVTS

The RVTS curriculum incorporates both the RACGP Curriculum and the ACRRM Primary Curriculum. This is a four year program designed to address the practical educational issues posed by remoteness, in particular providing comprehensive remote supervision, and it is specifically tailored to rural and remote medical practice.

• Fully funded by the Australian Government and no application fee
• Registrars stay in their Ochre practice for the duration of their training
• Combination of remote and face-to-face training
• Personalised supervision and comprehensive support
• High fellowship achievement rate due to quality of experience and curriculum
• Potential for salary support
• RVTS has over 20 years’ experience in remote supervisor

Please note that if you are interested in RVTS you need to be practicing at your desired location prior to submitting an application for RVTS intake.

Fully funded by ACRRM

The RGTS is a four year, fully-funded stream of the College’s Independent Pathway leading to Fellowship of ACRRM (FACRRM). It provides a comprehensive Rural Generalist education program, an agile training environment, flexible options to meet the program requirements, and individualised training support.

• Fully funded pathway
• Additional financial support available to enable registrars to meet the cost of training
• Practice and supervisor payments to support and provide clinical education and supervision during the first two training terms
• A comprehensive and structured education program delivered both online and face-to-face, facilitated by an experienced team of FACRRM medical educators and experienced Rural Generalist practitioners
• A self-guided learning experience developed by FACRRM
• Coordinated regional support through ACRRM Training Networks (ATNs)
• The ability to adapt and tailor training to meet the requirements of Fellowship

ACRRM RGTS eligibility information

Ochre Health locations available

Fully or partially funded by Ochre Health

This is a more flexible training pathway, but it still features a comprehensive and structured education program developed and delivered by experienced Fellows of ACRRM. Participants work directly with ACRRM staff and medical educators to craft a training plan that suits their career goals, and they are able to facilitate both their own training placements and their learning experience. They are not restricted by Commonwealth funding requirements and policy.

• Individualised case management from a dedicated Training Officer and personalised guidance from a Medical Educator
• A comprehensive and structured education program delivered online and face-to-face
• “Choose your own adventure” with the opportunity to live, work and train in amazing locations around Australia
• Recognition of Prior Learning

ACRRM RGTS eligibility information

Ochre Health locations available

Eligibility for full or partial fund by Ochre Health

The FSP is a new education and training program to support doctors on the General Practice Experience (GPE) Pathway when the Department of Health subsidy for the Practice Experience Program (PEP) ends in June 2023.

• Places are usually self-funded by participants, but we offer a full or partial subsidy for the locations below
• 24 month program (four terms) with two intakes per year – the first one in July 2023
• CAAKT is no longer a factor

RACGP FSP Eligibility requirements

Ochre Health locations available for full or partial funding

Fully funded by government

Over 50 registrars across 40 Ochre Health practices participate in this program each term and it is a primary pathway for doctors wishing to pursue the speciality of general practice. From 2023, responsibility for delivering the AGPT Program lies with the RACGP under a profession-led, community-based model. This will bring GP training into line with other medical specialist training programs across the country.

• First year – working and learning in a hospital setting including clinical rotations relevant to general practice.
• Second and third years – general practice terms working in a clinic and seeing patients. The on-site training is complemented by structured study modules. Extended skills training options in the final six months include palliative care, sports medicine, sexual health and skin cancer medicine.
• Fourth year (optional) – additional rural skills training (ARST) in preparation for RACGP Rural Generalist Fellowship.

RACGP AGPT Program eligibility and information

ACRRM AGPT Program eligibility and information

Funded by government and administered by Ochre Health

We have administered and supported this program in Tasmania for a number of years. An initiative of the Department of Health, it is designed to encourage up-and-coming clinicians to take on a remote and rural career. The program provides 300 undergraduate medical students the opportunity to experience life and clinical practice in remote and rural locations. Successful applicants from 20 participating universities spend eight weeks over three to four years in rural and remote communities with a one-to-one professional mentor and a community host.

John Flynn Program eligibility and information