General Practitioner Procedural Training Support Program

The General Practitioner Procedural Training Support Program (GPPTSP) provides financial support for GP Fellows to gain either the Advanced Diploma of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (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. For more information on the Anaesthetics component please visit the ACRRM website.

Successful applicants for the GPPTSP-Obstetrics will be paid a total of $40,000 (GST exclusive) directly by RANZCOG, received in two payments. The GPPTSP is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health.

Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria at a minimum (please refer to the Application Guidelines for further information).

Be defined as a GP Fellow
Principle clinical practice location is in MMM 3-7. For more information on the MMM classification, refer to the Government’s Health Workforce Locator Tool.

How to Apply

Obstetrics Component: Applications for the 2020 round will be open from Monday 18 May 2020 until midnight Sunday 19 July 2020.

Please apply via the online application form and refer to the accompanying Application Guidelines to assist with your application.

Following the application period, eligible candidates will undergo a review and selection process by RANZCOG’s Assessment Panel. It is expected that this process will be finalised in the fourth quarter of 2020 and all applicants will be informed of the outcome.

Anaesthetics Component: please apply via the ACRRM website.

Background

The Maternity Services Review report Improving Maternity Services in Australia, delivered in February 2009, identified the need to improve access to maternity services for women in rural and remote locations. There was little incentive for rural GPs to undertake additional training to broaden their skills base so that they can provide more comprehensive services to their communities.

The initiative to support GPs in rural and remote areas, to complete the procedural training program in obstetrics is intended to help overcome workforce shortages and increase the availability of maternity services in those areas.

More information

For more information about the GPPTSP - Obstetrics Component, please contact:

Email: [email protected]

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