Your PEP Specialist Pathway Journey
Introduction
We often get asked what’s the next part of the journey, after you have applied and completed your PEP Specialist Stream comparability assessment.
The outcome of the comparability assessment will determine your eligibility for entry and also which stream (Substantially comparable or Partially Comparable) you can undertake. In this blog we’ll focus specifically on your Substantially comparable stream journey, from the day you start working in your approved practice to the day you attain Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP).
Supervision and Membership Requirements
Throughout the program, you must:
• Work under supervision.
• Maintain your Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) medical registration.
• Remain a financial member of RACGP until you are admitted to Fellowship.
You will be well supported, your supervisor is a seasoned specialist GP approved by the MBA to provide supervision during your program. They play a crucial role in guiding you through your practice.
Upon starting the program, you will be assigned a Medical Educator (ME). MEs are RACGP staff members who are also experienced GPs with extensive educational and practical knowledge. They mentor and support your educational needs, ensuring you progress smoothly through the PEP SP. Regular meetings with your ME will be scheduled throughout your program.
During your induction, you will also get the opportunity to complete a practice workplace based assessment (a practice Clinical Case Analysis or CCA . This will be used later in the training program to assess your competence against the standards set for a specialist GP at the point of admission to Fellowship.
During your training you must meet the below requirements:
- Supervised Practice
- Educational Activities
- Workplace-Based Assessments
These note a full list of requirements to be fulfilled before you can apply for Fellowship can be found here
Supervised Practice
Before you start on the PC stream, RACGP will recommend the level of supervision you need while working in your approved practice. This recommendation will be based on your comparability assessment results and the context of your intended practice. Once you are 3 months into the program, you will sit with your supervisor and complete a Work Performance Report. This reviews performance criteria and highlights areas you have performed well in and areas for development.
Educational Activities
Educational activities include compulsory and optional tasks designed to ease your transition into Australian general practice.
Workplace Based Assessments
These help to assess your competence and include areas such as clinical information-gathering and interpretation,
making a diagnosis, decision-making and reasoning, clinical management and therapeutic reasoning. You will complete these while completing your training program.
WBAs comprise the following components:
Multi-source feedback – Used to collate feedback from colleagues and patients on your interpersonal and professional behaviour, development and clinical skills.
Clinical assessment – Once you have settled and spent at least 3 months in your new practice, you will complete a clinical assessment via videoconferencing and be made up of two components: direct observations and clinical case analyses (CCAs). The direct observations and CCAs will be conducted by three independent assessors, separate to your mentor ME.
Once you have completed the WBAs you will be considered for entry of admission to Fellowship.
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