A Partially Comparable Doctor (see below) is a Doctor assessed as being at the level of an Australian trained advanced trainee in general practice but requires further training / supervised practice and assessment to be regarded as fully comparable. In general, such GPs would be expected to have around five years experience as a GP (please visit the Australian Medical Council for more information).
You MAY be eligible to register through the Specialist Pathway to work in Canberra, ACT if you hold the following qualifications:
Doctors holding qualifications not listed above will need to contact the Australian Medical Council or the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners overseas assessment team to determine whether or not they are eligible for medical registration as a general practitioner in Canberra, ACT at this time. Alternatively you can apply directly to AHPRA through the Standard Pathway (results in limited or general registration).
IMPORTANT: If you hold permanent residency but do not have Fellowship or Fellowship ad eundum gradum from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) or the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM), you are not eligible for a medicare provider number and will not be able to work in Canberra. If you are a temporary resident, this rule does not apply.
Please view the steps you will need to take to be registered to work as a General Practitioner in Canberra, ACT. If you feel you meet all the criteria for working as a GP in Canberra, please fill out an Expression of Interest Form and view our Positions Vacant.