GP Jobs and Recruitment Assistance Australia

This is a FAQ BLOG and you can refer to our 19AA blog here.

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Date Updated: 2025-06-17

If you are a Permanent Resident, you will be able to work in an MMM 1 area on the following programs if you meet the listed location criteria:

AMDS Program: You will be required to work during the after-hours periods with an accredited AMDS.

AGPT: If you hold an approved Rural Pathway Exemption, you can apply for the General Pathway under AGPT which will allow you to work in the metropolitan area.

FSP: Applications of doctors who wish to join FSP but are employed in an MM1 area will be subject to approval of exceptional circumstances. Please refer to this blog link for the list of Extenuating and Unforeseen Circumstances.

PFP: You can work in a MM1 area for PFP, as long as it is in a DPA location.

I don’t meet the above location criteria, what are my options?

AGPT: You can apply for AGPT through the Rural Pathway.

FSP: You will need to be practicing in a MM2 – 7 location and if required, meeting any 19AB restrictions.

PFP: You will need to be practicing in a DPA area. It can be MM2 – 7, if not MM1.

RVTS: You will need to be practicing in a MM4 – 7 area for Remote Stream (MM4 – 7 for AMS Stream) and if required, be meeting any 19AB restrictions. You will need to already be working in the practice prior to applying, but you can initially join PFP before transitioning to RVTS.

ACRRM Independent Pathway: You will be required to be working in a MM2 – 7 area and be meeting any 19AB restrictions.

RGTS: You will need to be practicing in a MM2 – 7 area with at least 12 months in MM4 – 7.

Please note, with all of these programs there is specific eligibility criteria for GPs that you will need to ensure you meet prior to applying. You can read more about eligibility here.

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Here at People Medical Consulting, we have a passion for guiding medical practitioners through their career pathways to Australia. We have extensive experience in assisting medical facilities in recruiting doctors from local and overseas who will best suit their requirements.

We provide Document Assistance for those requiring support for their PESCI with IME, ACRRM or RACGP, registration and all other mandatory AHPRA requirements, fellowship program related forms and letters, application for Medicare provider and prescriber numbers, application for 19AB or 19AA exemptions and preparation of employment documents.

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