Overview of Fellowship training

ACRRM is accredited by the Australian Medical Council to set and maintain standards in the specialty of general practice with a specific focus on practice in rural and remote communities. Through the Fellowship program, you are trained to achieve a broad range of knowledge, skills and abilities needed to be a safe and independent rural general medical practitioner.

The ACRRM Fellowship training program has three components:

• Clinical training
• Education
• Assessments

Clinical training requirements

Successful completion of four years full-time training or equivalent part-time training consisting of:

• 12 months Core Clinical Training (CCT) in accredited hospitals
• 24 months Primary Rural and Remote Training (PRRT) consisting of:
  • at least six months experience in community primary care
  • at least six months experience in hospital and emergency care
  • at least 12 months experience living and practising in a rural / remote environment; and
• 12 months Advanced Specialised Training (AST) in a range of settings, depending on the discipline, or 24 months if completing AST in Rural Generalist Surgery.

Clinical training requirements may be reduced through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

Education requirements

Successful completion of these education activities:

• an education program provided by a training organisation and in an accredited teaching post
• at least four ACRRM online modules approved for training; and
• the required emergency courses

For more information, on training requirements, see the Handbook for Fellowship Training.

Assessment requirements

Successful completion of these assessments:

• Mini Clinical Evaluation Exercise (miniCEX) - satisfactory completion
• Multi-Source Feedback (MSF) - satisfactory completion
• Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) - pass grade
• Case Based Discussion (CBD) - pass grade
• Structured Assessment using Multiple Patient Scenarios (StAMPS) - pass grade
• Procedural Logbook - satisfactory completion
• AST assessments specific to each AST discipline as outlined in the curricula.

For more information on assessment see the reporting and assessments page.