GP Hospital Training Program

The General Practice Hospital Training Program (GPHTP) supports new and future (intentioned) Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) trainees to access specialty hospital rotations at their employing health service (EHS) that will optimally prepare them for entry to community general practitioner (GP) training.

The GPHTP is a collaboration between the Office of the Chief Medical Officer (OCMO), Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM), the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), and participating EHSs.

Key elements of the GPHTP are:

• priority access to hospital rotations assessed by the RACGP and ACRRM as meeting mandatory training requirements or providing valuable, GP-relevant clinical experience to support a smooth transition to community GP training
• review of each AGPT trainee’s previous experience and preferences by the RACGP and ACRRM, to recommend optimal hospital terms for that trainee
• allocation of each AGPT trainee by their EHS to a combination of GP-relevant rotations that will support their preparation for entry to community GP training over 1-2 years
• allocation of prevocational junior doctors with AGPT intent to unfilled GP- relevant rotations that may support future recognition of prior learning experience
• the option for AGPT trainees to return to the GPHTP for an additional 6-12 months of hospital rotations, if they choose to do so, through a unique exemption to AGPT training time caps provided by the RACGP and/or ACRRM.

The RACGP and ACRRM strongly encourage junior doctors who have applied to the AGPT, especially current interns who will enter the AGPT in Postgraduate Year 2, to consider GPHTP participation.

Junior doctors planning to apply for the AGPT should also consider applying for the Community Residency Program (external site), which provides a unique opportunity to experience a hands on community-based rotation.

For more information on the GPHTP, including eligibility requirements, participating EHSs, and how to apply, please refer to the GP Hospital Training Program (external site) page on MedCareersWA.