PROGRAM STRUCTURE FOR REGISTRARS
The Australian General Practice Training Program takes 3 years full time to complete. Part time training is also supported by North Coast GP Training.
The NCGPT training team and supervisors conduct a range of educational activities and regularly give feedback on progress.
NCGPT Educational Activities are structured at 3 levels
- Teaching within the practice or hospital post
- Locally delivered educational events throughout the region
- Combined workshops in Sydney
Registrar's requirements
Registrars are required to satisfactorily complete 12 approved training units (normally requiring three years of training) before being eligible to sit for the Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) examination. Each training unit is equivalent to three months full-time training.
1st year | Hospital term (12 months/4 units) |
| NB Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) or Retrospective Credit (RC) may apply for the Hospital Year |
2nd year | Basic GP term (6 months/2 units) Advanced GP term (6 months/2 units) |
3rd year | Special Skills term (6months/2 units) and Subsequent GP experience (6 months/2 units) or Subsequent GP experience (12 months/4 units) Fellowship Royal Australian College of General Practitioners exam (FRACGP) |
4th year | Fellowship in Advanced Rural General Practice (2 Advanced Rural Skills |
Optional | Posts each 6 months/2 units |