Expedited Pathway

Becoming a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) is a significant milestone for any doctor pursuing a career in general practice in Australia. The RACGP Fellowship exams are designed to assess your readiness for unsupervised, comprehensive general practice across the country. But what do these exams involve, and how can you best prepare for them? Understanding the RACGP Fellowship Exams The RACGP Fellowship assessment comprises three key exa

The supervised practice framework outlines the general requirements for supervisors.

Doctors moving to Australia on the PEP Specialist Pathway typically come on the Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482). If your practice hasn't gone through this immigration process before, please advise us and we can help you plan this out. We don't want this to be a reason for a delay in the arrival of your new team member.

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At Doctor Connect, we help doctors navigate the expedited registration pathway efficiently. Learn about current processing times, key workflow steps, and tips to make your transition to a new practice as smooth and fast as possible

Expedited Pathway AHPRA Registration Document Checklist

MICGPs holding CSCST, and MRCGPs holding CCT may be able to start work in Australia within 3 months, or less, of registration processing time. GPs are Prioritised by the Medical Board to create a fast track process to get more medical specialists to Australia.

Immigration for International SIMG GPs Moving to Australia in 2026. Doctors moving to Australia on the AHPRA Expedited Pathway, or the RACGP  PEP Specialist Pathway will come on the Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482).

Medicare’s 19AB rules require doctors who studied their medical degree outside Australia to work in an area of distribution priority area (DPA) for their first 10 years of practice here. The Department of Health offers a pathway called “scaling” to reduce the 10 year period by working in general practice in more rural and remote.

Your Practice Manager requires the following identifiers to set you up to be ready to commence seeing patients: Medicare Provider Number; Prescriber Number; and HPI Number . You may need to call Medicare to ask for your Provider Number.