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General Practitioners in Family Medicine – Which qualifications are accepted in Australia?

Curricula classification table

Eligible curricula

Country Qualification Last reviewed
Australia/Hong Kong or Malaysia International Conjoint Fellowship of the RACGP (IcFRACGP) March 2024
Bahrain Board Certificate in Family Practice October 2024
Belgium Master of Family Medicine, KU Leuven March 2024
Belgium Master of Specialisation in General Medicine, University of Liège August 2023
Canada Certification in the College of Family Physicians June 2019
Hong Kong Fellow of Hong Kong College of Family Physicians April 2025
Ireland Membership of the Irish College of General Practitioners July 2024
Malaysia Member of the Academy of Family Physicians July 2024
Malaysia Master in Family Medicine, National University of Malaysia October 2022
Malaysia-Ireland Malaysia Ireland Training Program for Family Medicine (MInTFM) May 2024
Malta Specialist in Family Medicine November 2019
Netherlands Certificate of Specific Training for General Practice July 2019
New Zealand Fellowship of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners August 2018
Philippines Diplomate in Family Medicine October 2022
Saudi Arabia Saudi Board in Family Medicine June 2022
Singapore Master of Medicine in Family Medicine October 2022
South Africa Fellowship of the College of Family Physicians of South Africa – FCFP(SA) June 2023
Spain Specialist in Family and Community Medicine June 2022
Sri Lanka MD Family Medicine
(Family Medicine Specialist Board certification required)
June 2022
Sweden Certificate of Specific Training for General Practice June 2022
Thailand Diploma of the Thai Board of Family Medicine May 2024
United Kingdom Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners August 2018
United Kingdom Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners International – South Asia March 2023
USA Certification of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2020
Note:The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)  no longer classify curricula as partially or substantially comparable on their website and they are unable to provide a prospective outcome of the PEP Specialist application based on the Specialist qualification alone.  The outcome of the PEP Specialist program is dependent on a number of factors including qualifications, assessments, training and experience.