Application process
Step one: Check you are eligible
There are criteria you need to meet before you can apply for GPEP.
Step two: Prepare your application
You'll need to submit a series of documents along with your application and prepare answers to questions about your goals, history, and general practice in Aotearoa.
Find out what documents you’ll need to include and what pātai you’ll have to answer.
Step three: Complete your application form
Applications are currently open and will close at 5.00pm on Tuesday 11 April.
Step four: pay your application fee
This is a non-refundable fee and excludes GST
$525.00
The fee for applying to the GPEP programme
Step five: Applications are reviewed
Your submitted application will be reviewed by the College to see if you would make a great GP. Your references will be checked, and you will be contacted if we need more information.
Step six: Selection and interview
If you meet all the eligibility requirements, you won’t be interviewed but will be contacted to let you know whether you have passed the first stage of selection.
Interviews may be held if we need more information from you and these will likely be on Zoom.
Step seven: Letters of offer are sent
Unsuccessful applicants are typically notified in writing by the end of June, and formal offer letters for successful applicants are send in August.
Step eight: Practice placements are allocated
If you're accepted onto GPEP and have chosen to be College-employed, you'll have a Zoom interview with a Medical Educator from your preferred region to discuss your placement.
A few weeks before GPEP starts you'll get an email about the two practices you will be placed with during your first year.
If you're practice-employed or self-funded, your placement will be managed by the agreement you have with your employer.
Step nine: Start GPEP
GPEP year 1 will begin in late January/early February. You'll be notified of the exact date.