Prevocational Training

The Prevocational General Practice Placement Program (PGPPP) provides you with an opportunity to experience General Practice within the community as one of your hospital rotations.  With a variety of placement opportunities available in both outer-metro and rural areas, you will have the option to choose a full time General Practice placement or a combined placement practicing General Practice in conjunction with another specialty such as Surgery, Obstetrics, Paediatrics, etc.

While receiving education and support from your supervisors, you’ll have full responsibility for your own patients; ordering tests, prescribing, developing a diagnosis and consulting with other health professionals and specialists to develop a clinical management plan for your patients within their own community. 

You can apply in your Intern Year (or any year after this) to commence Prevocational Training in the following year.  Applications for Prevocational Training open in June each year.

To be eligible to apply for the Prevocational Training program you must have:

• General Registration with the Medical Board of WA before commencing the program
• Be employed by a hospital

Please note that undertaking the Prevocational training program does not result in a General Practice Fellowship.

For more information regarding Prevocational Training contact WAGPET.

Vocational Training

The Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) program is a highly competitive, high-quality vocational training program for doctors working towards career in General Practice.

The endpoint of the GP Training Program is Fellowship. Once accepted for the GP Training Program you can choose to train towards the:

• Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP)

  and/or

• Fellowship of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (FACRRM)

In addition to the above Fellowships, you can also train towards the:

• Fellowship in Advanced Rural General Practice (FARGP)

Throughout your GP training, you are paid to practise. There over 90 training posts in WA and each GP Registrar is employed by the training post where they are placed. It is a requirement for your employment conditions to meet the standards set in the National Minimum Terms and Conditions.

Completing the AGPT in WA offers a range of options and the chance to sub-specialise in areas such as sports medicine or Women's Health. The program consists of specific hospital rotations and set terms within General Practice setting over a 2-4 year period.

With over 90 training posts available, GP Registrars have access to training placements throughout metropolitan, rural and remote areas in Western Australia. For more information on completing the AGPT in WA and for application dates contact WAGPET.

Continuing Professional Development

GP Registrars and General Practitioners have the opportunity to complete courses and training throughout their career in order to maintain skills and expertise in areas of particular interest.

The WA General Practice Stakeholders offer a variety of courses and training which may attract Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points.

For more information on QA&CPD, Up-Skilling Courses and Teaching and Education Accreditation contact us.