Call for Cardiology specialists to join the Overseas Trained Physicians Assessment Committee as Interviewer

Date published: Jul 30, 2026, 09:01 AM

Summary

Fellows who are specialists in Cardiology are invited to express their interest in becoming interviewers to assist with assessment of Overseas Trained Physicians (OTP).

Description

The OTP Assessment Committees play a key role in the assessment of OTPs by determining which physicians can work in Australia. Part of this process oftentimes involves an interview for clarification and additional information on an OTP's specialist assessment application.

Interviewers will be compensated $400AUD per interview plus $40 GST. Interviews take approximately 1 hour via Zoom. Following the interview, the RACP requires the completed interview report within 1 week after the interview.

Key responsibilities

OTP specialist interviewers play a key role in the assessment process, including:

  • interviewing OTPs to understand their overseas qualifications, training and experience
  • assisting the OTP Committee interviewer(s) in drafting a report to provide to the RACP
  • providing speciality expertise/advice to the OTP Assessment Committees, when required

Interviewers will be required to complete an online learning module. Details and the enrolment key will be shared once the OTP Team receives the complete Expression of Interest form.

Once the online module has been completed, interviewers must attend a minimum of 2 OTP interviews in any subspecialty. The OTP Team will contact interviewers beforehand regarding availability to observe. Interviewers may observe more than 2 interviews if they choose.

Once an interviewer has observed 2 OTP interviews, the OTP team will contact the interviewer when there are OTPs in Cardiology who require an interview for their specialist assessment. The OTP Team will provide date and time options based on the availability of our OTP Assessment Committee interviewers. If the interviewer is not available, we'll email another specialist interviewer and be in touch for future interviews. If the interviewer is available and confirms availability, you must keep this commitment as cancellations cause long delays for our OTP applicants, and our Committee interviewers have reserved time in their calendars for these interviews.

If you have any questions about this role or the OTP process, please do not hesitate to contact the OTP Team at OTP@racp.edu.au

How to apply

To apply, please submit an Expression of Interest Form (DOC) to OTP@racp.edu.au with the subject line 'OTP Interviewer - Cardiology'.

Creation Date:

Jul 30, 2026, 09:00 AM

Closing Date:

Sep 30, 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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