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About the RACP
What is the RACP?
The RACP is a diverse and energetic organisation responsible for training, educating and representing over 9,000 physicians and paediatricians in Australia and New Zealand. Refer to ‘What is a Physician?’ for more details on the Fellows and Trainees of the College.
Training: The RACP is responsible for the training and assessment of doctors who wish to practise as physicians or paediatricians. Trainees are doctors who have completed their medical degree and an internship at a hospital and wish to undergo further training through the RACP in order to specialise in a certain area of medicine. The RACP oversees their training, including positions in hospitals, and written and clinical examinations. Refer to ‘Training programs’ for more information.
The Training and Education Programs of the RACP are accredited by the Australian Medical Council (AMC) and the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) to ensure they are of the highest standard of specialist medical education.
Educating: The RACP is responsible for training those who wish to become physicians or paediatricians. It is also responsible for providing a program of continuing professional development for Fellows of the College. Refer to Continuing Professional Development.
Representing: The RACP advocates on behalf of physicians to governments, health organisations, medical colleges, consumer groups and to the general public. The RACP believes it has a duty to better the health of all Australians and New Zealanders through development of health and social policy and advocating for its implementation. Refer to Health Policies, Programs and Advocacy.
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