The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners

• Overview
• Selection Criteria
• Financial Support
• Places for Māori Doctors
• Related Documents

 Overview

PGGP is a three month attachment in general practice for postgraduate year two and three house surgeons.

Most trainees will be placed in rural general practices, but some provincial general practices and selected rural hospitals are also available.

The programme provides one-on-one teaching from a GP teacher, regular facilitated teleconferences with the other trainees on the programme, and plenty of hands-on experience.

The learning environment is supportive and stimulating, and the programme is popular and well evaluated by trainees and teachers alike. For more information please refer to the Information for Applicants document below.

 Selection criteria

Where the number of applications exceed places available, the following selection criteria will apply:

• firm intention to enter general practice and continue general practice vocational education
• completion of hospital runs relevant to general practice.

For more information please refer to the Information for Applicants document below or contact us.

 Financial Support

You will receive a tax-free training bursary, and a travel and accommodation allowance may also be available.To be eligible for Ministry of Health funding, you need to:

• be a graduate in medicine and surgery of a medical school recognised by the Medical Council of New Zealand
• be registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand
• be undertaking your second or third postgraduate year of training
• be a NZ citizen or have NZ residency
• be positively motivated to engage in a rural general practice rotation.

NB: Those in their fourth postgraduate year, or later, will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

 Related Documents