General Practitioner Procedural Training Support Program - OPEN NOW until 8 August 2021

Applications for the General Practitioner Procedural Training Support Program (GPPTSP) are now open until midnight Sunday 8 August 2021.

Please find below key details of the program which may assist with dissemination. 
 
GPPTSP
The General Practitioner Procedural Training Support Program (GPPTSP) provides
$40,000 for eligible GP Fellows to gain either the Advanced Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (DRANZCOG Advanced) or Advanced Rural Skills Training in Anaesthesia.

The GPPTSP aims to improve access to obstetric and anaesthetic services for women living in rural and remote communities by supporting GPs to attain procedural skills in obstetrics or anaesthetics. The Obstetrics component of the program is managed by RANZCOG, and the Anaesthetics component is managed by ACRRM.
 
Eligibility
To be considered, applicants need to be a General Practitioner (GP) working principally in Monash Modified Model classifications MMM 3-7.

For the purposes of this program, GP means a medical practitioner who has achieved Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and/or the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM).

How to Apply


Obstetrics
Applications for the GPPTSP are now open online until
midnight Sunday 8 August 2021. Visit the RANZCOG website for more information and to apply online.
 
Anaesthetics
Visit the 
ACRRM website for more information.

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