Welcome to The Lucky Country: the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners deters overseas-trained academic general practitioners.

Welcome to The Lucky Country: the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners deters overseas-trained academic general practitioners. Aust Health Rev. 2020 Sep 16;: Authors: Wallis KA, Wallis KA Abstract In assessing overseas-trained general practitioners (GPs) applying for specialist recognition in Australia, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) sets a minimum requirement of 2 days per week 'undertaking general practice activities' over the 3 years prior to application. The RACGP does not consider academic practice (i.e. relevant teaching and research) to be a 'general practice activity', thereby blocking overseas-trained full-time academic GPs from specialist recognition in Australia. The actions of the RACGP have implications for access to quality primary health care in Australia. PMID: 32933643 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Australian Health Review - Category: Hospital Management Authors: Tags: Aust Health Rev Source Type: research