Approved Program Placements
University of South Australia
•
University of Sydney
•
Approved programs and the organisations that can
approve a placement are:
University of Tasmania
•
•
Rural Locum Relief Program—Rural Workforce
University of Western Australia
•
Agencies in each State and Territory
Bond University
•
•
General practice training placements—General
Griffith University
•
Practice Education and Training Limited
University of Notre Dame Australia (Fremantle
•
•
Approved Medical Deputising Service
‡
—Department of
campus)
Health and Ageing
University of Notre Dame Australia (Sydney
•
•
Temporary Resident Other Medical Practitioner
campus)
Program
—Department of Health and Ageing
‡
University of Western Sydney
•
•
Approved Private Emergency Department Program
‡
—
University of Wollongong
•
Department of Health and Ageing
•
Australasian College of Sports Physicians Training
then you must provide:
Program—Australasian College of Sports Physicians
documentation from the university to confirm
•
•
Queensland Country Relieving Program—Queensland
that the new location/s is part of your academic
Department of Health
appointment
•
Metropolitan Workforce Support Program
‡
—
passport—a copy of personal details page
•
Department of Health and Ageing
visa—a copy of current visa
•
•
Special Approved Placements Program
—Department
‡
medical registration—copy of current medical
•
of Health and Ageing
registration for the State or Territory in which the
•
Pre-Vocational General Practice Placements
location is situated.
Program—Royal Australian College of General
If the new location is outside your academic
Practitioner and the Australian College of Rural and
appointment then you must supply the
Remote Medicine
documentation in 2(a) or 2(b) for an overseas
•
Approved Placements for Sports Physicians
trained doctor according to your residency status.
Program
—Department of Health and Ageing
‡
(d)
if you are a temporary resident wanting to
•
Specialist College Trainee program—relevant
access Medicare benefits for assisting at
Australian Specialist Colleges
operations only, then you must provide the
•
Remote Vocational Training Scheme—Remote
following documents:
Vocational Training Scheme Limited
passport—a copy of personal details page
•
Information line 02 6289 5903 (8.30 am to 5.00 pm
‡
visa
—a copy of your current visa
†
•
Monday to Friday)
letter of confirmation from your employer or copy
•
Applications for recognition as a specialist,
of your employment contract.
consultant physician or general practitioner
If you do not have an occupational trainee visa
†
then you must provide the following additional
There are separate applications on our website which
documents:
must be completed if you want to be recognised as a:
endorsement from relevant medical college
•
specialist or consultant physician, or
•
letter of support from the hospital/practice
•
general practitioner, that is:
•
training schedule
•
recognised as a Fellow of the Royal Australian
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3
Change in residency status
College of General Practitioners, or
recognised as a Fellow of the Australian College
If you have changed your residency status since
-
of Rural and Remote Medicine, or
you last applied for a provider/registration number,
you must provide a copy of your current residency
vocationally registered
-
documents or Australian citizenship certificate.
If you are already recognised as a specialist or consultant
4
If you do not fall into one of the categories above
physician for Medicare purposes and this recognition is
then you may not need to supply any additional
time limited then you will also need to complete a new
documentation.
application for recognition.
A Medicare Australia staff member will contact you if
documents are needed.
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