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extended skills training - acrrm vs racgp

Both ACRRM (FACRRM training) and RACGP (FRACGP + FARGP training) require registrars to choose a specific area as an extended skill to prepare them for an exciting career in the bush​

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ACRRM requires GP registrars to undertake 12 months of Advanced Specialised Training (AST) in one of the following disciplines:

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  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

  • Adult internal medicine

  • Academic practice

  • Anaesthetics (JCCA)

  • Emergency medicine

  • Mental health

  • Obstetrics and Gynaecology (DRANZCOG Advanced)

  • Paediatrics

  • Population health

  • Remote medicine

  • Surgery (24 months)

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For more information, visit https://www.acrrm.org.au/fellowship/discover-fellowship/ast

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To add the Fellowship in Advanced Rural General Practice (FARGP) to your Fellowship of Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, 12 months Advanced Rural Skills Training (ARST) may be done in areas such as:

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  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

  • Adult internal medicine

  • Anaesthetics

  • Emergency medicine

  • Mental health

  • Obstetrics

  • Paediatrics

  • Palliative care

  • Small town rural general practice

  • Surgery

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For more information, visit https://www.racgp.org.au/FSDEDEV/media/documents/Education/FARGP/Advanced-Rural-Skills-Training-%E2%80%93-Curriculum-for-Emergency-Medicine.pdf

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