General and Acute Care Medicine Post-Fellowship Specialty Recognition
The Post Fellowship Specialty Recognition Policy (PDF) outlines how Fellows can be recognised in a specialty other than the one they trained in. To be eligible, you must show that your knowledge, skills and experience are at the same level as someone who has completed the RACP Advanced Training in General & Acute Care Medicine.
Eligibility
To be recognised in this specialty, you must:
- have been an RACP Fellow for at least 5 years
- have at least 5 years full-time equivalent (FTE) recent clinical consultant-level practice, specifically in General and Acute Care Medicine
Your application will be assessed by the ATC in General and Acute Care Medicine.
Consultant work done after Fellowship in countries other than Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
The following do not count towards the 5-year requirement:
- work in a different specialty area, even if it involved some general medical care –
for example, a geriatric medicine consultant who occasionally manages general medical issues
- locum work
- work done before becoming an RACP Fellow
How to apply
If you meet the eligibility criteria, you can apply for recognition. Your application should include:
- details of recent General and Acute Care Medicine work –
include dates/timeframes and FTE for each role (if you've held multiple positions)
- a description of your work, covering:
- the type of care you provided, such as acute or longitudinal care, managing high-acuity patients, participating in after-hours on-call duties or providing ambulatory care
- the clinical setting of your work –
for example, in an inner-city, outer-metropolitan, regional or remote location
- 2 referee reports from actively practising RACP Fellows in General and Acute Care Medicine who can comment on your current consultant-level abilities and overall clinical standards
- 1 letter of reference from a peer/colleague, who can comment directly on your skills and experience as a Consultant in General and Acute Care Medicine
For more information, see the Post-Fellowship Specialty Recognition Policy and find all required application documents on the Education Policies page.