Overseas Trained Physicians (OTP) Assessment Committee Adult Medicine & Chapters – Member vacancy

Date published: Oct 26, 2026, 10:13 AM

Summary

Fellows from the Adult Medicine Division and Fellows from the AChAM, the AChPM or the AChSHM in Australia are invited to express their interest in joining the OTP Assessment Committee.

Description

The OTP Assessment Committee plays a key role in the assessment of OTPs by determining which physicians can work in Australia. Members of the Committee have a real impact on health service delivery and quality of care in the Australian health system.

Key responsibilities include:
  • interviewing OTPs to understand their overseas qualifications, training and experience
  • determining, and sometimes modifying, requirements for OTPs to reach the level of an Australian-trained physician in accordance with guidelines and policies set by the Medical Board of Australia (MBA) and RACP
  • providing expertise relating to OTP assessment to the MBA, College staff and other College Committees (when required)
  • monitoring OTP progress through to Fellowship
  • advising the OTP Team on key initiatives, projects and educational developments (when required)
The Committee is seeking to appoint two members who are registered to practice in the Adult Medicine Division and/or in the Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine, the Australasian Chapter of Palliative Medicine or the Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine.

The member will be appointed for an initial 3-year term.

Should you have any questions about this role or require a copy of the Terms of Reference, please do not hesitate to contact the OTP Team at OTP@racp.edu.au

How to apply

Please email your completed Expression of Interest form (DOC) with your CV to OTP@racp.edu.au

Creation Date:

Oct 26, 2026, 00:00 AM

Closing Date:

Nov 23, 2026, 23:59 PM

Our commitment to inclusivity

The RACP is committed to inclusive and respectful committee environments, and to ensuring its governance structures reflect the breadth of perspectives across its membership and the communities it serves.
When assessing expressions of interest, the College considers skills and experience alongside the perspectives and lived experience applicants may bring. Any information shared is voluntary and will be treated respectfully.

The RACP recognises Māori as tangata whenua and Te Tiriti o Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand, and acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Indigenous peoples of Australia and Pacific peoples as recognised within the Indigenous Strategic Framework.

Consistent with the RACP Constitution and the Indigenous Strategic Framework, and informed by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Uluru Statement from the Heart, the College is committed to upholding Indigenous leadership, the rights of Indigenous peoples to self-determination, and ensuring cultural safety across committee environments.

This is not positioned as a subset of diversity, but reflects distinct status, leadership, rights, and contribution

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