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Specialist Pathway


Fully Comparable Doctors

Fellowship ad eudum gradum (FAEG) doctors are at the same level as Australian trained specialists for general practice. There is no need for further College examinations, and no further training required.

Doctors in this category hold the following qualifications:

Canada Certificate in Family Medicine from College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) + Evidence of Canadian Qualifying Examinations Part 1 + 2 post 1992
   
Ireland Graduate of ICGP holding MICGP membership
   
New Zealand Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (FRNZCGP)
   
 UK Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners holding the JCPTGP 
certificate or
   
UK Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners holding the post graduate Medical Education and Training (PMETB) qualification


Partially Comparable Doctors

The doctors require some further training or supervised practice and assessment to be regarded as fully comparable.
Doctors in this category hold one of the following qualifications:

 

Belgium Specialist Certificate in General Practice / Family Medicine
   
Canada Certificate in Family Practice from the College of Family Physicians of Canada
   
Denmark  Specialist Certificate in Family Medicine
   
Netherlands Certificate of Specific Training for General Practice
   
Norway Certificate of Specific Training for General Medical Practice
   
Singapore Master of Medicine in Family Medicine
   
South Africa Member of the College of Family Practitioners of the South African College of General Practice
   
South Africa  Registration as a Family Physician with the Health Professions Council of South  Africa
   
South Africa  Master of Family Medicine
   
South Africa Master of Prax Medicine
   
Sweden Certificate of Specific Training for General Practice
   
UK Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners
   
UK Certificate of the Joint Committee in Postgraduate Training for General Practice
   
UK Certificate from the Post Medical Education Training Board
   
USA   Certificate of the American Board of Family Practice

 

Last updated October 2010

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