Entry Requirements

• Be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or an Australian permanent resident or on an accepted temporary visa holder with an active Australian permanent residency application. 
• Have recognised medical qualifications. 
• Hold, or expect to hold, general medical registration prior to the commencement of training. 
• Be willing to cease training on any other vocational training programs, if you are successful in gaining a training position on the AGPT program. 
• Have fulfilled all requirements of the Australian Medical Council (AMC), or the Competent Authority pathway, if you obtained your medical qualification outside of Australia or New Zealand (For overseas trained doctors only). 
• Have a minimum of one exam semester remaining to complete all Fellowship exams, as per the Fellowship Exam Attempts Policy, if you’ve previously sat Fellowship exams since January 2019. 

Total Training Time

Total: 4 years (full-time)

• 12 months full-time equivalent (FTE) hospital terms (can be postgraduate year 2 (PGY2) or above) 
• 18 months FTE community-based GP terms (minimum of 12-months FTE must be in a rural MMM3-7 location) 
• 12 months FTE Additional Rural Skills Training (ARST) 
• six-month core emergency medicine training 
• (optional) six-month extended skills term in either a hospital, community GP or community non-GP setting 

How to Apply

The Queensland Rural Generalist Pathway offers both undergraduate and postgraduate entry opportunities to join the Pathway, and a casual career advice service to support medical officers with a rural career interest.

Find out more about applying for the Queensland Rural Generalist Pathway. 

Application Deadline

AGPT Candidates                                                                                                   
Candidates who have accepted an AGPT training place with the RACGP can apply to complete the RG Fellowship at any time. 

GPs in training 
GPs in training completing the Fellowship of the RACGP (FRACGP) can apply to complete the RG Fellowship at any point in their training. 

Practising GPs 
Practising GPs with the FRACGP qualification can apply to complete the RG Fellowship at any time. Prior learning and experience will be recognised. 

Frequently Asked Questions