CPD for Fellows
The College’s Te Whanake CPD programme is for vocationally registered doctors in general practice and rural hospital medicine in New Zealand.
Participating in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) ensures that College members can maintain an Annual Practicing Certificate and comply with the Medical Council of New Zealand’s recertification requirements for medical practitioners.
Members can find endorsed seminars, workshops, and courses on our events calendar. We also have resources to help members complete CPD.
Apply for College endorsement for your medical education activities including clinical guidance.
Resuscitation requirements
Fellows and registrars of the College must hold an advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certificate that is less than three years old. Dual Fellows and Fellows of the Division of Rural Hospital Medicine must also hold current certificate(s) (not older than five years) in emergency medicine skills (EMS).
General practice training pathway
Resuscitation requirements
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Registrars
A current ACLS certificate (not older than three years). This course must have been an assessed course with a minimum contact time of six hours, with expected reading preparation of four hours.
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Fellows
A current ACLS certificate (not older than three years). This course must have been a minimum contact time of four hours, with expected reading preparation of four hours.
Fellows: DRHM and Dual
Resuscitation requirements
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Current NZRC CORE Advanced certificate
Not older than three years
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AND
Current certificate (not older than five years) in emergency management skills. You can choose to either complete one Tier 1 course OR two Tier 2 courses to meet this requirement.
Registrars: DRHM and Dual
Resuscitation requirements
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Current ACLS certificate.
This needs to be a New Zealand Resuscitation Council (NZRC) CORE Advanced course, and taken through an RNZCGP-endorsed provider.
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AND
Emergency Management of Severe Trauma (EMST) or Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS).
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AND
Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS)
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OR
Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).