The Rural Hospital Medicine Training Programme (RHMTP)
The Rural Hospital Medicine Training Programme (RHMTP) is how doctors study to become a Fellow of The Division of Rural Hospital Medicine and qualify to practise as a rural hospital doctor. It is a four-year full-time equivalent (FTE) course of study, but there are also part-time options available.
The RHMTP is flexible, and registrars can look for clinical placements and training options that suit their lives and interests.
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How you will learn
Your learning will mainly happen in hospitals and general practices as you complete the required clinical attachments. These are a mix of compulsory and elective attachments that take a minimum of four years full-time work to finish.
You will spend at least 12 months of your clinical attachments in two different rural hospitals.
Your learning will also be supported and led by:
- your Educational Facilitator
- the rotational supervisor for each of your attachments
- the clinical leaders for the RHMTP
- your peers
- the College’s Senior Education Coordinator.
You will take part in:
- academic study through the University of Otago
- practice-based assessments
- conferences and training activities
- Te Ara, a dedicated online learning platform, with online modules and discussion forums
- assessment by medical colleagues, administrators, and patients.
Enrolment dates
Enrolment for the next intake of students will open in February and close in April.