Eligibility
To apply for GPEP you must be a citizen or permanent resident of New Zealand and meet all these four criteria:
- You must have finished two postgraduate years in rotating hospital runs by the time you start your first year of GPEP. This is a total of eight runs. Read the run specialties. Alternatively, you may meet the experience requirements by successfully completing your PGY2 training on the Primary Care Medical Pathway. You may complete your runs or pathway requirements in the year you apply, and they do not need to be completed before you start your application.
- You must have finished 12 months of your two postgraduate years in Aotearoa New Zealand.
- You must hold, or be eligible to hold, general registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) that allows you to participate fully in the GPEP programme without any restrictions.
Or
have written assurance from the MCNZ that you will have general registration that permits unrestricted participation in GPEP before you start GPEP year 1 - Provide a Certificate of Professional Status (COPS) from the Medical Council of New Zealand no less than three months prior to the programme start date. This certificate is to confirm that you are in good professional standing.
Non-citizens and non-permanent residents of New Zealand
To support your application you need to meet all the criteria above, provide a statement outlining your intent to work and live in New Zealand, and to obtain permanent residence in the future, and demonstrate a willingness to work rurally or in other high needs places across the country. Your application will be subject to funding approval.
