Nau mai, haere mai

New Zealand's specialist GPs and rural hospital doctors train with us. We set the standards for safe, equitable practices, and we're the proud voice of our 5,500 members.

Study with us

Take the next step in your career and specialise as a general practitioner or a rural hospital doctor. We also welcome overseas-trained doctors who have a range of options for becoming New Zealand GPs.

Specialise as a general practitioner

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Specialise as a rural hospital doctor

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Get into Te Whanake

Our continuing professional development programme helps members develop learning goals and then track and maintain the ongoing education they need to do each year.

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See your member benefits

Each year our members pay a subscription fee, which gives them several membership benefits. There's savings, mental health support, learning tools and more.

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The Foundation Standard

Completion of The Foundation Standard is compulsory for general practices in Aotearoa who wish to receive Government funding.

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Fund your research

We fund research that benefits general practice, rural general practice, and rural hospital medicine. People don’t need to be doctors or College members to apply.

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Meet our leadership team

Our leadership team sets the tone and direction for the College, under the guidelines of Te Rautaki, our Statement of Strategic Intent. Lynne Hayman, our Chief Executive, is pictured left.

College leadership team

Dr Jason Tuhoe talks about general practice

The GP life chose me

Dr Jason Tuhoe is a Fellow of the College and says the GP life chose him.

“I saw during my training that general practice is about relationships and I couldn’t get that in the same, meaningful way in a hospital."

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What does the GP workforce look like in Aotearoa?

Learn more about the facts and figures of general practice and rural hospital medicine in New Zealand.

Data and statistics