Medical Training Review Panel 19th Report

International Medical Graduate Specialists

The RACGP conducts assessment of international medical graduates’ general practice qualifications and experience.

Assessment for comparability

Assessments occur either by the Specialist Pathway Program of the Practice Eligible Pathway program.

The specialist pathway program provides a pathway to FRACGP for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) based on an assessment of their previous training and experience in general practice.

The practice eligible pathway recognises work experience and is a way that international medical graduates working in Australia, also referred to as overseas trained doctors, can gain Fellowship without having to do specialist general practice training (vocational training). The majority of assessments conducted by the RACGP are for comparability of overseas general practice experience to Australian general practice experience. This assessment is designed to assist in determining eligibility:

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  to enrol in the college examination or practice based assessment;
  
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  for full membership of the RACGP;
  
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  as part of an Australian rural workforce agency application; and/or
  
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  for entry into a RACGP specialist training pathway.
  

Further details for both pathways are provided on the College’s website.