Becoming an accredited supervisor with ACRRM offers numerous benefits and opportunities to make a meaningful impact. Supervisors play a vital role in shaping the next generation of Rural Generalists by providing essential clinical and educational support. This role allows you to enhance your own skills through ongoing education, engage in rewarding mentoring relationships, and ensure a high standard of care in rural and remote communities.

Supervisors receive robust support and resources from ACRRM, ensuring they can effectively guide and develop registrars.

Doctors meeting the following criteria are eligible to be an ACRRM supervisor:

  • hold current medical registration with no conditions or limitations
  • are compliant with their College Professional Development Program
  • have rural experience
  • hold specialist qualifications relevant to the training post
    • Core Generalist Training:
      • primary care posts will be a Fellow of ACRRM or RACGP
      • secondary care posts will be a Fellow of ACRRM or RACGP or RACP
      • emergency posts will be a Fellow of ACRRM or RACGP or ACEM
    • Advanced Specialised Training supervisors
      • will be a Fellow of ACRRM or RACGP with expertise in the AST area or
      • a Fellow of a specialist College relevant to the AST

Doctors not meeting all these criteria may be eligible and are considered case by case.

Accreditation process

Supervisors are supported, performance monitored, and a reaccreditation review is undertaken every three years.

Supervisors that demonstrate meeting the Supervisor and Training Post Standards will be considered.

Already a supervisor with the RACGP?

Supervisors with existing accreditation from either ACRRM or the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) can complete one application form to be shared with both Colleges. Both Colleges complete the review process independently and may request additional information before accreditation is granted.  
 
Request an accreditation application form by emailing postaccreditation@acrrm.org.au 

  • Application
    Submission
    Only applications with required supporting evidence will progress to the next stage
Apply
  • Review
    Desktop Audit
    Submission is assessed against ACRRM's accreditation standards
  • Feedback
    Regional Input
    Feedback is obtained from the regional management team
  • Outcome
    Final Review
    Final review is conducted and the outcome communicated to the applicant
  • Introduction Courses
    Complete online courses
    It is strongly recommended that the following courses are completed, especially if you are new to the supervisor role:
  1. Orientation to fellowship Training - Supervisors
  2. Foundations of Rural Generalist Supervision: Introduction
  3. Foundations of Rural Generalist Supervision: Supervision Placement
  4. Foundations of Rural Generalist Supervision: Supervision and Teaching
  5. Foundations of Rural Generalist Supervision: Consultation Observation and Feedback
  6. Foundations of Rural Generalist Supervision: Supervisors Problem Case Discussion
  7. Foundations of Rural Generalist Supervision: In-Practice Teaching
  8. Foundations of Rural Generalist Supervision: Clinical Supervision and Random Case Analysis
  9. ACRRM Cultural Safety