About GP Training
GP Synergy is one of seventeen training providers delivering General Practice training across Australia.
Duration & Structure
The GP Training program is a 3 or 4 year program depending on which fellowship/s options you aspire to attain. Registrars can choose to train towards the Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practice (FRACGP) and/or Fellowship of the Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine (FACRRM). Your training program structure will vary depending on which fellowship you choose to pursue.
Australian General Practice Training Program
Pathway Options
Applicants to GP training can apply for either a general or rural pathway:
General Pathway:
The general pathway is for registrars wishing to undertake their training in a combination of urban (RA 1) and outer metropolitan and/or rural (RA 2-5) locations. In the general pathway, registrars are required to fulfill certain training requirements. Subject to specific RTP policy, registrars can undertake:
- 12 months of their GP term training in a RA 2‐5 location; or
- 12 months of their GP term training in an Outer Metropolitan location; or
- 6 months of their GP term training in a RA 2‐5 location plus 6 months of their GP term training in an Outer Metropolitan location.
A variety of training options are available through NSW RTPs and applicants should contact RTPs directly for more information.
Rural Pathways:
The rural pathway is for registrars wishing to undertake their training in rural areas. In a rural pathway, registrars are required to complete a minimum of 18 months of their GP term training in regional or rural locations (RA 2‐5 areas) and are eligible for generous Government financial incentives. Overseas trained doctors affected by the 10 year moratorium are only eligible to apply for rural pathways.
For information about training pathways available within GP Synergy, visit our training pathways page.
For more information about where you can train (RA areas) visit www.doctorconnect.gov.au
Special Interest Training Posts
The GP training program offers Registrars the opportunity to pursue a special interest with special/extended skills training posts able to be undertaken at any stage of training, across a wide variety of sub-specialties including Surgery, Anaesthetics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Emergency Medicine and academic research, just to name a few! For more information visit our GP Synergy special interest training posts page.
Part-Time Training
Registrars are welcome to undertake training part-time and are well catered for in the GP training program.
Government Funded
The GP training program is funded by the Australian Federal Government - all you need to pay for is your fellowship exam undertaken in the last stages of training! There are also some generous financial incentives for Registrars who train in rural pathways or extend their rural training in general pathways. For more information visit the Financial Incentives page.