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A us t r al i an Gener al P r ac t i c e T r ai ni ng Hand b ook 2 0 1 2

Acnwlegments: The AGPT prgram s an Astralan Gvernment ntatve

Pblshe b: General Practce Ecatn an Tranng Lmte

Level 3, 10 R Street,

CANBERRA ACT 2601

Telephne: (02) 6263 6777

Webste: www.agpt.cm.a

© GPET Lmte 2011

AuSTRALiAN GENERAL PRACTiCE TRAiNiNG

HANdBook 2012

2012 SELECTioN

oPENS 13 MAy 2011

www.agpt.cm.a



Australian

General Practice Training Handbook 2012

The Astralan General Practce Tranng prgramThere are many benets when considering a career in general practice:

• Varied clinical work

• Continuity of patient care

• Dynamic, team-based medicine

• Flexible working hours

Doctors are choosing general practice as a career for the many advantages it brings.

General practice demands a wide breadth of medical knowledge, it offers the opportunity to

subspecialise and undertake procedural medicine, and allows for balance between work and

family life.

The Astralan General Practce Tranng (AGPT) prgram prves regstrars wth the blng

blocks to work at the forefront of primary health care. AGPT offers a range of options for urban

an rral vcatnal tranng, elvere thrgh regnal tranng prvers (RTPs) acrss Astrala.

The RTPs elver tranng twars tw vcatnal enpnts recgnse b Mecare Astrala:

Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) and Fellowship of

the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (FACRRM). Rural RTPs also deliver training

towards the RACGP’s Fellowship in Advanced Rural General Practice (FARGP).

NoTE: The information in this Handbook is correct at the time of publication, but prospective

applcants shl reglarl chec the AGPT webste (www.agpt.cm.a) in the ‘Apply for AGPT’>’New

Applicants’ section for updated information regarding eligibility and application requirements.




Cntents1. General Information 4

Training overview 4

Training delivery 4

Eligibility for the AGPT program 4

Rural pathway 4

General pathwa 5

Abrgnal an Trres Strat islaner RTP ntervew places 5

Part-time training 5

2. Training Requirements 6

General requirements 6

Mandatory hospital experience 6

Recognition of prior learning 7

3. Training Qualications 8

FACRRM/FRACGP 8

FARGP 8

dagram 1: Astralan General Practce Tranng 9

4. Regional Training Providers (RTPs) 10

Diagram 2: Map of RTPs 10

List of RTPs by state and territory 11

5. Australian Standard Geographical Classication –

Remoteness Areas (ASGC-RA) System 12

6. incentves 13

General Practce Rral incentves Prgram (GPRiP) 13

HECS Rembrsement Scheme 13

7. Preparation for Application 15

8. AGPT Selection Centres 18

9. Eligibility for the AGPT Program 23

Diagram 3: Pathway Eligibility Guide - AGPT 2012 24

Diagram 4: Program Eligibility Guide - AGPT 2012 25



Australian


Tranng vervew

The AGPT program is a world-class vocational

training program for medical graduates

wshng t prse a career n general practce

n Astrala.

The program involves a three-year full-time

commitment, or four years for rural andremte mecne regstrars, whch can be

reduced with recognition of prior learning

(RPL). drng tranng, regstrars gan valable

practical experience in teaching hospitals,

in rural and urban practices, in extended

slls, prceral an acaemc psts, an

n specalse mecal centres that prve

health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islander peoples and other people from

scall savantage grps.

Tranng s cncte wthn accrete mecal

practces an hsptals an s spervse an

assessed by experienced medical educators.

The training includes self-directed learning,

regular face-to-face educational activities and

in-practice education.

Tranng elver

The AGPT program is overseen and funded

b General Practce Ecatn an Tranng

Lmte (GPET), a whll wne gvernment

cmpan establshe n 2001 b the Astralan

Gvernment. Tranng s elvere thrgh

regnal tranng prvers (RTPs) acrss

Astrala (see page 10). The Astralan

Government places a quota on the number of

AGPT positions available, therefore entry into

the prgram s cmpettve; 1,000 tranng

positions will be available for commencement in

the 2012 tranng ear wthn the AGPT prgram.

Eligibility for the AGPT program

T assess r elgblt t jn the AGPT

prgram chec the Prgram Elgblt Ge

– AGPT 2012 (see back cover fold-out). For

more detailed information go to our website

www.agpt.com.au, click on ‘Apply for AGPT’

an clc n the ‘New Applcants’ sectn.

Applcants can als cntact GPET Selectnat [email protected] r telephne

(02) 6263 6776.

Tranng pathwas

Applicants for the Australian General Practice

Tranng prgram elect t tran n ether a rral

pathwa r a general pathwa.

Rral pathwa

The rural pathway is designed for doctors

who wish to undertake the majority of their

training in rural and remote areas of Australia.

1. General Information




Some overseas-trained or overseas-born

doctors affected by Section 19AB of the

Health Insurance Act 1973 (the 10-year

moratorium) may be required to join the

rural pathway and are ineligible for the

general pathwa.

The 10-year moratorium provides that Medicare

benets are not payable for professional

services provided by overseas-trained doctors

an nternatnal ctrs trane n Astrala.

This restriction is generally for a period of 10

years, starting from the time they rst become

regstere wth a state r terrtr mecal bar.

For more information contact AGPT Selection at:

[email protected]

r telephne (02) 6263 6776.

Rral pathwa areas are esgnate as

Remoteness Areas (RAs) 2 to 5 (see page 4).

Generous nancial incentives are available for

rral pathwa regstrars (see page 13).

General pathwa

The general pathway is for doctors who wish

t tran n rban areas. General pathwa

registrars are required to undertake a

minimum of 12 months training in a rural

and/or outer metropolitan location and/or an

Abrgnal mecal servce. incentves are

available for general pathway registrars who

tran n rral areas (see page 13).

Abrgnal an Trres Stratislaner RTP ntervew places

RTP ntervew places are reserve each ear

for doctors of Aboriginal and Torres Strait

islaner rgn.

Part-time training

Regstrars are accepte nt the AGPT prgram

as full-time registrars. At any time during

tranng regstrars ma appl t ther RTP t

tran part tme.



Australian


General requirements

Successful applicants will be expected to

cmmence actve tranng n ther nmnate

RTP’s training region at the beginning of

the tranng ear (calenar ear) r, n

exceptional circumstances, within three

mnths. Prspectve applcants are avse

to contact their preferred RTP for advice

about potential placements for next year,

particularly if they wish to commence training

n general practce placements.

Registrars are required to participate in a

range of educational activities and regularly

receive feedback on their progress. More

information about each respective college’s

crrclm s avalable at www.acrrm.rg.a

an www.racgp.rg.a.

Mandatory hospital experience

Certain hospital rotations and experiences

are considered mandatory preparation for

the AGPT program and must be satisfactorily

completed before the commencement of

the second year of training (See ‘Year Two’,

dagram 1: Astralan General Practce

Training, page 9). The following summary

provides a guide for applicants but it is

recommended that you refer to the links below

for more detailed information.

FRACGP

G t

http://www.racgp.org.au/vocationaltraining

FACRRM

G t

http://www.acrrm.org.au/vocational-training

then scroll down to ‘Other Resources for

Registrars’ and click on ‘Fellowship: Vocational

Tranng Hanb’.

2. Training Requirements




Recognition of prior learning

Recognition of prior learning (RPL) can reduce

regstrars’ verall tme n the AGPT prgram.

RPL applcatns shl be sbmtte t the

relevant college with the support of your RTP.

RPL s apprve b cllege censrs an mst

be applied for in the rst year of training.

Applicants should contact their preferred RTP

for detailed information about RPL.

Manatr hsptal rtatns

internal Mecne

Preferably general medicine or, if unavailable,

a rotation that offers broad medical

experience.

Srger

General surgery is preferred or, if unavailable,

a surgical rotation that covers the principles of

basc srgcal care.

Accent an emergenc

Rtatn.

Paeatrcs

Ths rtatn mst be nertaen n an

apprve pst n an accrete hsptal wth

child and adolescent health experience,

which includes a high proportion of paediatric

emergenc attenances ner apprprate

supervision. Please contact the RACGP and/

or ACRRM for detailed information about

paediatrics requirements.

Nte: If an accident and emergency term

has included experience with sick children

an alescents, where the jnr ctr

has personally cared for these patients in

adequate numbers, the RACGP and ACRRM

state censor will usually accept this experience

in lieu of a term in paediatrics.

In addition to these rotations FRACGP requires

registrars to obtain hospital experience in at

least three other areas; and FACRRM requires

regstrars t cmplete rtatns n bstetrcs

an gnaeclg, an anaesthetcs.



Australian


FACRRM/FRACGP

The AGPT prgram s esgne t prepare

registrars to be eligible for Fellowship of

the Australian College of Rural and Remote

Medicine (FACRRM) and/or Fellowship of

the Royal Australian College of General

Practitioners (FRACGP). Both fellowships

are recgnse b Mecare Astrala.

Prerequisites for eligibility for receiving the

FACRRM or FRACGP award are:

• Satisfactorily completing the required

period of training, three years of training

for FRACGP and four years for FACRRM

(see dagram 1: Astralan General

Practce Tranng (AGPT) 2012, page 9)

• Satisfactorily meeting the educational

requirements of training

• Passng the ACRRM r RACGP cllege

assessments, an

• Meeting any pathway requirements (see

rural and general pathway, pages 4-5).

FARGP

Some RTPs also offer training for the award

of Fellowship in Advanced Rural General

Practice (FARGP) offered by the National

Rural Faculty of the RACGP. This award aims

to equip doctors to practise independently,

safely and competently across a range of rural

an remte settngs n Astrala. Regstrars

must complete the additional requirements

designated by the RACGP to be eligible for the

conferment of this award.

3. Training Qualications




year Three

year Tw

year one

Year Four

Note: Fourth yearis for FACRRM &

FARGP candidates

+

+

+

Cre ClncalTranng Tme

12 mnths

Primary Rural & Remte Tranng

2 x 6 months

HsptalTranng Tme

12 mnths

GP Terms

GPT 1 – 6 mnths

GPT 2 – 6 mnths

GPT 3

6 mnths

Extended Skills

Avance SllsTranng (12 mnths)

for FARGP

Primary Rural & Remte Tranng

2 x 6 months

AvanceSpecalse

Tranng

12 mnths

FRACGP (VR)

FACRRM (VR)

FRACGP

QUALIFICATION

(RACGP)

FACRRM

QUALIFICATION

(ACRRM)

Pssble

equivalence*

<=>

Jnt tranng

pprtntes are

avalable †

Jnt tranng

pprtntes are

avalable †

Pssble

equivalence*

<=>

* Credit given for AGPT program training already undertaken towardsone Fellowship, prior to undertaking a second or third Fellowship

† Can be acheve n al accrete practces r psts

dagram 1: Astralan General Practce Tranng



Australian


Shared/transitional zone

20

7

11

10

9

19

8

5

3

2

4

6

1

14

12

18

13

15

17

16

4. Regional Training Providers

Diagram 2: Map of RTPs




New South Wales/

ACT

1. CastCtCntr General Practce

Tranng

www.ccctranng.rg

2. General Practice Training – Valley to

Cast

www.gptvtc.cm.a

3. GP Synergy - New England/Northwest www.gpsnerg.cm.a

4. GP Synergy – Sydney Central and South/

Sth West

www.gpsnerg.cm.a

5. Nrth Cast GP Tranng www.ncgpt.rg.a

6. WentWest www.wentwest.cm.a

Nrthern Terrtr 7. Nrthern Terrtr General Practce

Ecatn

www.ntgpe.rg

Qeenslan 8. Central and Southern Queensland

Tranng Cnsrtm

www.csqtc.qld.edu.au

9. Share zne: Central an Sthern

Qeenslan Tranng Cnsrtm an

Qeenslan Rral Mecal Ecatn

www.csqtc.qld.edu.au

www.qrme.org.au

10. Trpcal Mecal Tranng www.mecaltranng.cm.a

Sth Astrala 11. Aelae t otbac GP Tranng www.aelaettbac.cm.a

12. Sturt Fleurieu GP Education and

Tranng

www.sfgpet.com.au

13. Area in transition to Sturt Fleurieu

as prncpal prver (2012). Nte: sme

tranng ma be elvere b Sthern GP

Tranng n ths area n 2012

www.sfgpet.com.au

Tasmana 14. General Practice Training Tasmania www.gptt.cm.a

Victoria 15. Southern GP Training (formerly getGP

an Greater Green Trangle)

www.sthernGPtranng.cm.a

16. Victorian Metropolitan Alliance www.vma.cm.a

17. Share zne: Sthern GP Tranng an

Victorian Metropolitan Alliance

www.sthernGPtranng.cm.a

www.vma.cm.a

Victoria/New South

Wales

18. Bogong Regional Training Network www.bgng.rg.a

19. Beyond Medical Education (formerly

VicFelix and GPlogic)

www.benmecal.cm.a

Western Astrala 20. WAGPET www.wagpet.cm.a

NOTE: Some areas of Australia are designated ‘shared’ or ‘transitional’ zones. These

areas (see map page 10) are crrentl share b r n transtn between RTPs.

For further information on training in these areas please contact the relevant RTPs

rectl va ther webstes.



Australian


The Astralan Stanar Gegraphcal

Classication – Remoteness Areas (ASGC-

RA) sstem was evelpe n 2001 b

the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

As a statstcal gegraph strctre t

allows quantitative comparisons between

‘ct’ an ‘cntr’ Astrala. The prpse

of the structure is to classify data from

censs cllectn strcts (Cds) nt bra

gegraphcal categres, calle Remteness

Areas (RAs). The RA categories are dened

in terms of ‘remoteness’ - the physical

distance of a location from the nearest urban

centre (access t gs an servces) base

n pplatn sze. A prmar avantage

of the new classication system is that the

remteness strctre s pate each censs.

The ASGC-RA system was updated on

8 November 2007 after the 2006 census.

For more information about ASGC-RA please see

http://www.doctorconnect.gov.au/internet/otd/Publishing.nsf/Content/RA-intro

RA 1 Major cities of Australia

RA 2 inner regnal Astrala

RA 3 oter regnal Astrala

RA 4 Remte Astrala

RA 5 Very remote Australia

5. Astralan StanarGeographical Classication –

Remoteness Areas (ASGC-RA)Sstem




General Practce Rral incentvesPrgram (GPRiP)

The registrar component of the General

Practce Rral incentves Prgram (GPRiP)

ams t prmte careers n rral mecne

and increase the number of doctors in rural

an remte cmmntes n the lng term.

The regstrar cmpnent prves ncentve

paments t regstrars n the Astralan

General Practce Tranng (AGPT) prgram

(rral r general pathwa).

All registrars practising in a RA 2-5 location,

after the mandatory hospital year, will be

eligible for GPRIP. Incentive payments are

scaled depending on the length of time

a regstrar trans n a rral lcatn, the

remoteness of the location and the full time

equivalence of services provided.

Upon Fellowship, registrars may receive

ncentve paments ner the GP cmpnent

of GPRIP if they continue to practise in rural

lcatns.

For more information about GPRIP call the

Medicare Australia Helpline: 1800 010 550 or

see the dctrCnnect webste: http://www.

doctorconnect.gov.au/internet/otd/publishing.nsf/Content/program-registrar-factsheet

HECS Rembrsement Scheme

Partcpants n the HECS Rembrsement

Scheme are able t appl t have ther HECS

fees, for the study of medicine, reimbursed

for each year of training undertaken or service

prve n esgnate rral an remte areas

of Australia. Eligible areas are RA 2-5 locations

as dened under the Australian Standard

Geographical Classication – Remoteness

Area (see page 12).

Paments t elgble partcpants wll be

scale b remteness accrng t the RA

classication of the locality they are training in

r prvng servces n.

6. incentves

The following incentives are administered through Medicare Australia and are part of the

Astralan Gvernment’s Rral Health Strateg t prmte careers n rral areas.

ASGC-RA No. of years to receive full reimbursement entitlement

RA 2 - Inner regional Australia 5 ears

RA 3 - Outer regional Australia 4 years

RA 4 - Remote Australia 3 ears

RA 5 - Very remote Australia 2 ears



Australian


T be elgble, applcants mst:

• Be an Astralan r New Zealan ctzen

or a permanent resident of Australia

• Have cmplete an Astralan accrete

medical course for which a HECS fee was

paable

• Have cmplete ther mecal egree n

the ear 2000 r later, an

• unertae tranng r prve mecal

services in RA 2-5 locations for at least

12 mnths.

NOTE: Some recipients of scholarships maybe ineligible for the HECS Reimbursement

Scheme.

Application forms and guidelines can be

obtained from the HECS Reimbursement

Scheme webpage at www.health.gov.au/hecs

or by calling 1800 010 550.




Applications for the 2012 Australian General

Practce Tranng (AGPT) prgram wll pen

n 13 Ma 2011 an clse n 17 Jne 2011.

There are a number of things you can do now

to prepare for your application. Please read

this carefully to ensure you cover all of the

requirements for your individual situation.

Referee Reports

All applcants mst have tw val an

complete referee reports to support their

applcatn.

References must be submitted on the

approved GPET pro forma, which will be

avalable n the AGPT webste n the lea p

to the application opening date. For more

information please visit the ‘New Applicants’

section of the AGPT website http://www.agpt.

com.au/ApplyforAGPT/NewApplicants/

Certied supporting documentationThe following certied supporting

documentation will be required as part of an

applcatn:

A. Citizenship/residency verication

• Birth certicate or Australian/New

Zealand passport if Australian/New

Zealan brn

• Proof of Australian/New Zealand

permanent residency if overseas-born

an an nternatnal mecal graate

• Residency information if overseas-born

and an Australian/New Zealand medical

graate. Ths ma be b:

1. Evidence of becoming a permanent

resent

2. Evidence of an application for

permanent resenc

3. Stattr eclaratn statng r

intention of applying for permanentresidency when eligible and of

ganng permanent resenc

status by the completion of AGPT.

This option is available only for

Australian-trained applicants

wh are temprar resents. All

overseas-trained applicants must be

permanent residents at the time of

applying for AGPT.

B. Primary medical qualication

• Copy of medical degree for all applicants.

Where this is not in English, a veried

Englsh translatn mst be prve.

• Academic transcript for all overseas-

brn ctrs. Where ths s nt n

English, a veried English translation

mst be prve.

7. Preparation for Application

NOTE: If you are an Australian or New

Zealand trained, overseas-born applicant

(even if you became an Australian/New

Zealan ctzen r permanent resent as a

chl) an nt beleve that Sectn

19AB of the Health Insurance Act 1973

(the 10-year moratorium) applies to you,

you need to provide denitive documented

proof that you were an Australian/New

Zealan ctzen r permanent resent at

the tme cmmence r prmar

mecal egree.



Australian


F. Name changes

• Evidence of name change (e.g. marriage

certicate or deed poll) if your name

appears differently in any of the

spprtng cments.

G. Applcants crrentl enrlle n

Astralan General Practce Tranng r

ther general practce vcatnal tranng

• Applicants must resign from their current

tranng an tranng prver an

produce evidence of their resignation

before the end of the application period

oR

• Prve a stattr eclaratn statng

that you will resign from your current

vocational training program if accepted

n t AGPT.

H. dctrs wth cntns place n ther

mecal regstratn

• dctrs wh have cntns place n

ther mecal regstratn e t reasns

of health or conduct should provide aCerticate of Registration Status (or

equivalent) from the Australian Health

Practtner Reglatn Agenc (AHPRA)

C. Proof of meeting all of the requirements

of the Australian Medical Council (AMC)

• This is a requirement for doctors who

nt receve ther prmar mecal

qualication from an Australian or

New Zealand university/medical

schl. Ths can be gane b ether

completing and passing both parts of

the AMC examination or by meeting all

requirements of the AMC’s Competent

Athrt Pathwa.

d. Mecal regstratn

• Evidence of current medical registration

in an Australian state or territory for allapplcants

• Proof of date of rst medical registration

in an Australian state or territory for

all overseas-trained applicants and any

Australian-trained applicants who were

brn verseas.

E. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait

islaner applcants wh wsh t be

considered for one of the places

reserved for doctors of Aboriginal and/or

Trres Strat islaner rgn

• Proof of membership of the Australian

ingens dctrs’ Asscatn (AidA).




Certication of supporting documentation

Applicants are required to submit to GPET

certied copies of original documents. These

must have been certied by one of the

following authorised ofcers:

• A Justice of the Peace

• A Commissioner for Declarations

• A ban manager r cret nn branch

manager

• A barrster, slctr r patent attrne

• A police ofcer in charge of a police

station, or of the rank of sergeant or

abve

• A pstal manager

• A pharmacst.

NoTE: Documents certied by medical

practtners cannt be accepte.

Double-sided documents must be certied on

bth ses.

Applicants seeking exemption from the

10-year moratorium

If you are an applicant who is seeking, or

intends to seek, an exemption from the

10-year moratorium under Section 19AB of the

Health Insurance Act 1973, your request must

be submitted to the Department of Health and

Ageng aresse t:

The Assstant drectr

Workforce Regulations Section

MDP 1054Department of Health and Ageing

GPO Box 9848

Canberra ACT 2601

Facsimile: (02) 6289 7900

Emal: [email protected]

Should you have any queries regarding your

application for AGPT, please contact the

Selectn team at [email protected] r

n (02) 6263 6776.



Australian


8. AGPT Selection Centres

For 2012 AGPT entry, applicants will take part

in a Selection Centre process from 7-28 July

2011. The Selectn Centre prcess has been

thrghl evalate an s a cnsstent,

transparent, relable, val an rbst meth

of selecting applicants who are most suitable

for general practice training.

The Selectn Centres are esgne an

cncte n accrance wth the Astralan

Medical Council’s principles for selection into

specalst mecal tranng prgrams an are

set aganst the selectn crtera etermne

by the professional colleges.

The AGPT Selectn Centre wll cmprse:

• Statnal Jgement Test

• Mltple Mn intervews

The Selectn Centre prcess can tae p t

four hours to complete.

What s a Statnal Jgement Test?

• Canates are presente wth a clncal

scenario and a range of responses

• Applcants ma be ase t chse best

respnses r ran respnses

• it s paper base an scre n

respnses.




Example 1

A 55-year-old woman with ischaemic

heart sease has sme 20

cigarettes per day for 40 years.

She requests nicotine replacement

patches. She has ha these prevsl

bt has been ncnsstent n ther se

and has often continued to smoke

whle sng the patches.

Rank in order the following immediate

actns n respnse t ths statn

(1 = mst apprprate; 5 = least

apprprate)

A Emphasise the dangers of smoking

bt nt prescrbe.

B Enquire about the difculties she

has wth stppng smng an an

prevs prblems wth patches.

C Insist on a period of abstinence

before prescribing any further

patches.

D Prescribe another supply of patches

and explain how they should be used.

E Sggest that nctne replacement

therapy is not suitable for her but

explore alternative therapies.

Example 2

You are looking after Mrs Sandra

Jnes, wh s beng nvestgate n

hospital. You are asked by her family

not to inform Mrs Jones if the results

conrm cancer.

Chse the THREE mst apprprate

actns t tae n ths statn.

A Ignore the family’s wishes.

B Agree nt t tell Mrs Jnes.

C Explain to the family that it is Mrs

Jnes’ ecsn.

d As Mrs Jnes whether she wshes

t nw the test reslts.

E As Mrs Jnes whether she wshes

you to inform the family.

F Inform Mrs Jones that her family

es nt wsh her t have the reslts.

G Give the results to the family rst.

H Give the results to the next of kin

rst.



Australian


Mltple Mn intervews (MMi)

MMis nvlve canates beng rtate

between stations (one for each standard

interview question) with each interviewer

asking the same question to each applicant

individually. This is followed by a consensus

session of all interviewers to evaluate each

applcant.

All ntervewers have been trane n the

theory and practice of interviewing, thus

enhancing the reliability of ratings of

individuals and reducing various types of

ratng an jgement errr.

The structure of the interview

• You will be asked a series of standard

questions and asked to provide responses

to a number of scenarios. All responses

wll be assesse aganst the stanar

selectn crtera s that ntervewers can

assess suitability for entry into the AGPT

prgram

• The interview will be objective and free

of bias

• The AGPT prgram ses the Behavrall

Base intervew Meth.

The scenars

y wll be prve wth a clncal scenar 10

minutes before the interview starts. A pen and

paper wll be prve s that can mae

notes. The scenarios are ‘future oriented’

an have been esgne t encrage t

ncate what r actns mght be gven a

hpthetcal statn.

The venue/location

Applicants for 2012 AGPT can attend a

selectn centre n an regn n Astrala.

Snce RTPs are lcate thrght Astrala,

the Selection Centre venues will be different

for each region. As part of researching the

regn, cl as where an n what

date/s during the designated periods they plan

t cnct the Selectn Centre. Ths ma help

you to form a travel plan in anticipation of

beng nvte t an ntervew wth the RTP.

Sme applcants ma als be ase

information that will enable the RTP to assess

an applcant’s nees shl that applcant be

successful in obtaining a training place with

the RTP. Ths prcess ma be carre t

n the same a as the selectn ntervew,

especall n lcatns where t cnct

such a process later would require additional

extensive travel for applicants. This process is

required to be kept separate to the selection

ntervew an has n bearng n the selectn

tcme. it shl nt be regare b

applicants as an indication of subsequent offer

of a training place.






Australian


You could use the ‘STAR’ method to help you focus on the kind of detail you will need to

describe in your examples at interview:

Situation: Describe the situation in detail by giving the overall context. What

was the statn? Hw get nvlve?

Task: Describe the task that you were responsible for. What was your role?

What gal were wrng twar?

Action: What specic steps did you take? What was your particular contribution?

(Be careful! It’s easy to describe what the team or group did when talking about

certan events, bt ths esn’t cnve r partclar slls. use the wr “i” n

escrbng actns.)

Result: What was the end result of the action that you took?

S

T

A

R

Regnal tranng prver ntervew

Some providers may request a further

ntervew wth a canate t ascertan ther

suitability to the specic region and to ensure

that the RTP can meet the canate’s tranng

nees.

What happens next?

A score will be calculated from:

• Referee reports

• Statnal Jgement Test

• Mltple Mn intervew

• The score is for ranking only in relationto other candidates – NOT pass/fail orexclusion

Candidates will be advised of their ranking.

Obtaining feedback

y wll be prve wth an pprtnt t

request feedback about your performance.

The etals abt wh t cntact regarng

the feedback will be provided in the letter that

noties you of your Selection Centre outcome

(e.g. letter of offer).




9. Eligibility for the AGPT program

NOTE: From 1 July 2010 there will be

opportunities for doctors affected by

the 10-year moratorium to reduce

ther restrctn per epenng

on which RA they practise in. Visit

the DoctorConnect website for more

information:

http://www.doctorconnect.gov.au/

internet/otd/publishing.nsf/Content/

program-otd

To assess your eligibility for the AGPT program

please follow the steps below:

Check your eligibility for the AGPT program

using the Program Eligibility Guide - AGPT

2012 (diagram 4) on page 25.

If you are eligible for the program, check your

pathway eligibility and 10-year moratorium

status using the Pathway Eligibility Guide -

AGPT 2012 (diagram 3) on page 24.

If you are subject to the 10-year moratorium

the 10-year restriction will commence from

the date of your rst medical registration in

an Astralan state r terrtr, an wll cease

after 10 years, provided you have gained

Astralan permanent resenc r ctzenshp

rng that per.

STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3



Australian


yES

yES

yES NO

No

No

y are a ctr wh wastrane verseas (bt nt n New

Zealan)

Were regstere as amecal practtner n an

Astralan state r terrtr prrt Janar 1997?

Were elgble t stthe AMC examination

prr t Janar 1997?

it appears that mabe subject to the 10-year

mratrm an mabe restrcte t rralpathway preferences

it appears that mabe subject to the 10-year

mratrm an mabe restrcte t rralpathway preferences

it appears that ma nt

be subject to the 10-yearmratrm an shl be able t

apply for both general and ruralpathway preferences

it appears that ma nt

be subject to the 10-yearmratrm an shl be able tapply for both general and rural

pathway preferences

Were you an Australian/NewZealan Ctzen r Permanent

Resent at the tme commenced your Australian/New

Zealan mecal egree?

y btane r prmarmedical quali cation in

Australia/New Zealand whilstan nternatnal stent

1 2

? ?

APPLICANTS SHOULD REGARD THE ABOVE SELF-ASSESSMENT PROCESS AS A GUIDE ONLY

Conrmation regarding an applicant’s eligibility to select general pathway preferences can onlybe made by GPET upon receipt of relevant supporting documentation during the application

prcess.GPET will only allocate applicants to the general pathway if supporting documentation iscomplete and conrms they are NOT subject to the 10-year moratorium.

Diagram 3: Pathway Eligibility Guide - AGPT 2012



YES

START HERE

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

CITIZENSHIP Are you an Australian/New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident, or will you be by 17 June 2011?

Are you a temporary resident who obtained your primary medicalqualifi cation in Australia/New Zealand and is currently applying, or

intends to apply for, Australian permanent residence?

Did you obtain your primary medicalqualifi cation in New Zealand?

Are you an AMC graduate who hassuccessfully completed all elements of

the AMC?

Will you have done so by17 June 2011?

SORRY!You are not eligible



Do you expect to have full unconditional medical registration in anAustralian State or Territory by the commencement of the 2012 training year?

Which of the following relate to the conditionsattached to your medical registration?

Are you currently enrolled in either Australian General PracticeTraining or any other training programs?

YES, YOU CAN APPLY

Conduct or health reasonsInternship or as part of AMCrequired supervised training

Did you obtain your primary medicalqualifi cation in Australia?

TRAINING PROGRAMREGISTRATION

MEDICALREGISTRATION

MEDICALQUALIFICATIONS

Please contact AGPTSelection (02) 6263 6776

x

?

x

x

Diagram 4: Program Eligibility Guide – AGPT 2012



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