CPD for Diplomates and Certificants
Annual cycle requirements
Certificant and Diplomate requirements for 2023–2024
The Certificate and Diploma of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) is jointly awarded by RANZCOG, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM).
Issue of Certificates
CPD requirements for Certificants and Diplomates will change from 1 January 2024. There will be no CPD requirements for 2023 and you are exempt for this year only whilst the new annual CPD process for Certificants and Diplomates are implemented.
A recertification certificate will be issued (for those that have met CPD requirements for the period ending 2022) and include the duration to December 2023. This Certificate will be available for download from the My.RANZCOG portal.
During 2023, RANZCOG will issue you with a new Certificate or Diploma that will include the date on which you were awarded the qualification. This Certificate, Diploma or Diploma Advanced is for life and will not be re-issued at the end of each CPD cycle.
How do I meet my annual CPD requirements?
RANZCOG recognises that as a GP Certificant or Diplomate you are already engaged in activities that are aligned to your scope of practice and that you are also governed by jurisdiction/hospital credential processes.
From 1 January 2024, it will be a condition of meeting annual CPD requirements for the Certificate and Diploma that Certificants and Diplomates are CPD-compliant with their respective CPD home.
Completion of a Professional Development Plan (PDP) is a mandatory requirement for all College CPD homes and to maintain CPD requirements for the Certificate or Diploma, Certificants and Diplomates will be required to include goal(s)/activity(s) for women’s health reproductive health, aligned to their scope of practice, and provide evidence of completion of activities in their CPD portal. RANZCOG will then request a CPD compliance report from your CPD home.
Certificants and Diplomates who are reported to RANZCOG as CPD-compliant by their respective CPD home will be deemed as having met their CPD requirements for the RANZCOG Certificate and/or Diploma and will be able to access their RANZCOG Certificant or Diploma Compliance Statement from the RANZCOG Integrate portal.
Previous triennium requirements
Still completing your 2020–2022 triennium requirements?
The continuing professional development (CPD) requirements for the 2020–2022 triennium are outlined in the Diplomate/Certificant CPD Requirements for the Triennium ending 31 December 2022 document:
Find CPD activities
You can find women’s reproductive health activities here:
Points administration
Fellows of (or vocationally registered with) RACGP
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) administers points for Certificants/Diplomates who are Fellows of, or vocationally registered with, the RACGP. Please log evidence of your completed activity as part of your RACGP CPD.
The Women’s Reproductive Health requirement is at least one Accredited CPD Activity in Women’s Reproductive Health. The activity must be accredited by the RACGP to meet these requirements.
Search activities via the RACGP activity list website.
Note: the RANZCOG Endometriosis eLearning Module also meets recertification requirements.
Direct queries to the RAGCP via email at cpd.national@racgp.org.au.
Fellows of (or vocationally registered with) ACRRM
The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) administers points for Certificants/Diplomates who are Fellows of, or vocationally registered with, ACRRM. Please log evidence of your completed activity as part of your ACRRM CPD.
The Women’s Reproductive Health requirement is any two of the following practice evaluation activities relating to Obstetrics/ Gynaecology/ Women’s Health:
Clinical audit
Clinical attachment
Multi-source feedback (MSF)
Observation of clinical practice (peer review)
Case-based discussion (peer review)
Maintain and reflect on procedural logbook
Each MOPS activity should be a minimum of six hours long (can be accumulated over multiple sessions). One activity may be completed twice, although two different activities is encouraged.
Search for activities via the ACRRM All Accredited Activates website. When visiting this section, look to the left of the page and under the MOPS heading, select, “Obstetrics and Gynaecology,” then browse activities. Be sure to check the MOPS hours allocated for the activity are at least six hours.
Direct queries to ACRRM via email at pdp@acrrm.org.au or phone +61 7 3105 8200.
Certificants/Diplomates not registered with RACGP or ACRRM
RANZCOG administers points for Cerificants/Diplomates not registered with the RACGP or ACRRM. Complete an activity in line with either the RACGP or ACRRM requirements as detailed above.
Points/hours are administered by RANZCOG directly. Please send evidence of your completed activity to RANZCOG CPD directly via email: diplomates@ranzcog.edu.au
The RANZCOG Endometriosis eLearning Module meets recertification requirements and is free to access for all Cerificants/Diplomates.
Sexual Health Victoria also offer online courses that are approved RACGP activities. Please check to see if the following activities are accredited before commencing the course:
Contraception (7 hours online)
Vulvovaginal Health (5 hours online)
Women’s Reproductive and Sexual Health
FPAA National Certificate in Reproductive & Sexual Health for Doctors
IUD Insertion Course
Request an exemption
Exemptions under the annual cycle
Certificants and Diplomates can only request consideration of an exemption from annual CPD requirements in Women’s Reproductive Health under the following circumstances:
No CPD requirements are required in the year qualification is attained
Extended period of leave from clinical practice due to ill health (for at least 6 months)*
Extended period of leave from clinical practice due to parental leave (for at least 6 months)*
Practicing overseas (for at least 6 months)*
Volunteer work overseas*
Participation in the RACGP/ACRRM/ACEM Fellowship program (for at least 6 months)*
Participation in the RANZCOG Fellowship program (ongoing)
Other exceptional circumstances (to be determined by RANZCOG Diplomates Committee Chairs)*
*Not available for back to back trienniums.
Exemptions from CPD requirements can only be requested for the full annual cycle; requests for partial exemptions will not be considered.
Requests for exemption must be made in writing to diplomates@ranzcog.edu.au.
Exemptions under the previous 2020–2022 triennium cycle
Certificants and Diplomates can only request consideration of an exemption from accruing Women’s Reproductive Health Points for the full 2020–2022 triennium under the following circumstances:
Extended period of leave from clinical practice due to ill health (thirty months or longer during current triennium).*
Extended period of leave from clinical practice due to parental leave (thirty months or longer during current triennium).*
Practicing overseas (thirty months or longer during current triennium).*
Volunteer work overseas (thirty months or longer during current triennium).*
Participation in the RACGP/ACRRM/ACEM Fellowship program (thirty months or longer during current triennium).*
Participation in the RANZCOG Fellowship program (ongoing).
Other exceptional circumstances (to be determined by RANZCOG Diplomates Committee Chairs).*
*Not available for back to back trienniums.
Exemptions from accruing Women’s Health Reproductive points can only be requested for the full triennium; requests for partial exemptions will not be considered.
Requests for exemption from accruing Women’s Reproductive Health points must be made in writing to diplomates@ranzcog.edu.au.
Fees and reductions
Diplomates can request a reduction in their annual subscription fees for parental leave, extended period of leave from clinical practice due to ill health or volunteer work overseas.
RELATED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
RELATED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Reduction in Subscription Fees Policy and Procedure
Parental and Extended Leave Reduction in Subscription Fees Policy and Procedure