Partners

Aboriginal Medical Services Assurance NT
The NT peak body that oversees the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations which employs Rural Generalists

Australian Medical Association Northern Territory
Peak professional body for doctors in Australia

Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine
A nationally recognised college that provides junior doctors with a training pathway to obtain a General Practitioner specialty, specifically for Rural Generalists.

Department of Health – including the Health Services
Employer of medical officers that work in remote communities for NT Government and run primary health clinics.

Department of Health - Medical Education Units
Coordinator for junior doctor placements/rotations through the NT hospitals

The Flinders NT Regional Training Hub aims to better coordinate training opportunities for medical students and trainees and to build specialist training capacity to help deliver a sustainable Australian trained future medical workforce for regional, rural and remote communities.

The NT Medical Program trains and supports medical students across Darwin, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Katherine and Nhulunbuy.  Places in the Northern Territory Medical Program are for applicants who are prepared to work in the Northern Territory for at least four years after graduation.

Network for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander GP Registrars who provide professional and cultural support to one another.

Northern Territory General Practice Education
A local Registered Training Organisation that provides the national AGPT (Australian General Practitioner Training) to junior doctors and coordinates rural placements/rotations as part of the junior doctors studies with the GP colleges.

Northern Territory Primary Health Network
A workforce agency that assists rural and regional practices/clinics to meet medical workforce needs in their communities.

Prevocational Medical Assurance Services
On behalf of the Medical Board of Australia (MBA) the Australian Medical Council (AMC) accredits all Australian State and Territory prevocational accrediting authorities. The NT Accrediting Authority is the Prevocational Medical Assurance Services. The NT Accrediting Authority (PMAS) undertakes periodic survey events to ensure that the Prevocational Education and Training programs (PETP) across the NT are compliant for postgraduate years 1 and 2 medical trainees (PGY1 and PGY2).

Remote Vocational Training Scheme
A national training organisation that coordinates training and placements for junior doctors enrolled with one of the GP colleges.

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
A nationally recognised college that provides junior doctors with a training pathway to obtain a General Practitioner specialty with additional studies available to follow a rural pathway.

Rural Doctors Association of Australia
Peak professional body representing rural doctors and the communities where they work and live.