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National Rural Faculty

Fellowship in Advanced Rural General Practice. The aim of the Fellowship in Advanced Rural General Practice is to assist candidates to become competent and confident to work anywhere in unsupervised rural and remote general practice. National Rural Faculty.

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National Rural Faculty

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  1. Fellowship in Advanced Rural General Practice • The aim of the Fellowship in Advanced Rural General Practice is to assist candidates to become competent and confident to work anywhere in unsupervised rural and remote general practice. National Rural Faculty

  2. Fellowship in Advanced Rural General Practice • Is an additional award to the Fellowship of the RACGP and is the only post FRACGP rural fellowship for Australian general practitioners • The program is very flexible and designed to complement GP vocational training. • GP registrars must undertake a minimum of 12 months of training in accredited rural training posts, plus 12 months in an accredited advanced rural skills training post.

  3. Fellowship in Advanced Rural General Practice • Key Educational Features • An established process identifies learning needs and monitors progress in consultation with your regional training provider medical educator. • Modules are directly relevant to rural general practice. • There is a wide choice of educational activities. • Progress is maintained in a Learning and Educational Portfolio (LEAP) for submission when all requirements are met.

  4. What Does it Involve? • Self-paced:- may be undertaken over a • period of 1 – 4 years • 2 mandatory modules - Working in Rural General Practice - Emergency Medicine • Self identified educational activities • Strong practice based focus • Submission of completed LEAP

  5. Advanced rural skills training options: • Anaesthetics • Surgery • Aboriginal Health • Child & Adolescent Health • Small Town General Practice • Obstetrics • Emergency Medicine • Mental Health • Adult Internal Medicine An ARSP can be individually designed e.g. Palliative care, Drug and alcohol misuse. Individual ARSPs must be approved by the National Rural Faculty after consultation with your medical educator.

  6. The RACGP National Rural Faculty represents and assists rural registrars and GPs with • education options including the FARGP • committees supporting rural GPs • advocacy • working groups • educational DVDs for registrars working towards their Fellowship of the RACGP (FRACGP) for both the clinical and written exams. • resources • newsletters Membership of the NRF is free with your RACGP membership

  7. Fellowship in Advanced Rural General Practice For further information contact: National Rural Faculty Phone: 1800 636 764 Web: racgp.org.au/rural Email: rural@racgp.org.au

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