A NEW MEDICAL SPECIALTY – RURAL GENERALISTS FORMALLY RECOGNISED: RACGP Source: arr.news, Editor, September 21st. 2025 Rural Generalists (RG) will now be formally recognised as a specialist medical field within general practice in the Australian healthcare system following an announcement by the Minister for Health and Ageing, Mark Butler MP. The decision follows six years of strong advocacy from the RACGP in conjunction with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM), in partnership with governments, health agencies, and other organisations. The change means GPs with an approved Fellowship of the RACGP or ACRRM will be able to apply for specialist registration as a Rural Generalist under a protected title and their skills and qualifications can be incorporated into the National Law that governs registered health professions. Recognition is an important step in the process towards an approved qualification. As GPs with extended scope via a year of additional training in emergency medicine and a selection of disciplines needed in rural communities such as child health, mental health, surgery, and obstetrics, Rural Generalists provide invaluable healthcare to their communities. Rural Generalists are encouraged to select disciplines that match both their interests and local needs, and Opening Lines 5 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 07, ISSUE 09
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