Registered Practitioner in Australia or New Zealand


Entry into the RACP Training Program

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians oversees the training of qualified medical practitioners who wish to become Fellows of the College. Training takes a minimum of six years, which includes three years of Basic Training, success in the Written and Clinical Examinations of the College, followed by at least three years of Advanced Training.

The aim of physician training is to develop a physician or paediatrician competent to provide, at consultant level, unsupervised medical care in one or more subspecialties of Adult Medicine or Paediatrics & Child Health. Successful completion of the entire program will allow you to be admitted to Fellowship of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians and to append the initials FRACP after your name.

Training is undertaken on-the-job in hospitals accredited by the College's Education Committees as providing the breadth of experience required. To view a list of Australian hospitals accredited for basic training in Adult Medicine click here, or for Paediatrics click here.

What are the Training Requirements?

Please see the relevant version of the guidelines which are available from the Training Requirements page.

Australia

  • You must have completed your medical degree (MBBS), a year of hospital internship or residency and be registered to practise in Australia
  • Be employed by a hospital accredited by the College for Adult Medicine basic physician training or Paediatrics and Child Health basic training. Please note: The College is unable to assist basic trainees to secure employment. It is recommended that trainees contact hospitals directly regarding employment opportunities.
  • Register as a Basic Trainee with the College

New Zealand

  • You must have completed your medical degree (MBChB)
  • Be employed by an Accredited Hospital
  • Register as a Basic Trainee with the College
     

Features of the RACP Training Program

  • Is undertaken "on the job". Trainees must be employed in suitable training positions (equivalent full time employment) in accredited hospitals throughout the training years.
  • Extends for a minimum of six years of training (seven years or more if trainees undertake a joint Advanced Training program).
  • Comprises 36 months of Basic Training, success in the written and clinical examinations and at least 36 months of advanced training (or more in the case of joint advanced training programs).
  • Successful completion of training results in admission to Fellowship of the RACP. In the case of some joint training programs, training results also to Fellowship of the other College/Faculty.

Basic Training

  • Basic Training requires periods of three to six months, on rotation, in either general internal medicine or general paediatrics
  • A total period of 36 months is required
  • Basic Training is undertaken in accredited teaching hospitals, supervised by the DPT/DPPT, and accredited at the end of the 36 months.
  • See the College handbook Requirements for Physician Training for information on core and non core training requirements.

Advanced Training

  • Advanced Training is undertaken by way of a prospectively approved program, supervised by a College-accredited supervisor, and generally accredited at the end of each 12 month period.
  • Advanced Training is in a subspecialty of either adult internal medicine or paediatrics.

For information on training requirements see the following websites:

Email:

Australia:racp@racp.edu.au
New Zealand:racp@racp.org.nz

 

 

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