Do I need 3 Years of GP Experience to get AHPRA Registration?

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

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Date Updated: 2024-06-04

If you’re applying for your first job in Australia, and it happens to be a GP position then you have 3 options of registration:

Limited Registration – Area of Need
Limited Registration – Post Graduate Training and Supervised Practice
Provisional Registration

Limited AHPRA Registration – Area of Need requires you to have 3 years of GP experience, and you will undergo an assessment by AHPRA or RACGP. Having 3 years of GP experience does not necessarily mean your experience will be assessed at 3 years. An assessment will usually consider up to 75% of your experience as equivalent.

Limited AHPRA Registration – Post Graduate Training and Supervised Practice does not require you to have 3 years of experience. However, please keep in mind that AHPRA will still consider your experience when they assess your application. In our experience, it will still be a reason for refusal.

Provisional AHPRA Registration does not require you to have 3 years of experience. However, please keep in mind that AHPRA will still consider your experience when they assess your application. In our experience, it could still be a reason for refusal.

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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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