Advanced Skills
Rural Generalists are integral members of their communities, providing invaluable services to rural communities across Australia every day. Advanced specialised training adds depth to your training and enhances your clinical practice by providing focused, specialised training for twelve months* in a specific discipline.
QRGP provides advanced skills training in the following fields;
mental health, adult internal medicine, anaesthetics, obstetrics and surgery.
AST in emergency medicine, paediatrics and Indigenous health is coordinated via Queensland Health’s Resident Medical Officer Campaign.
*Surgical AST takes 2 years to complete.
Disciplines and Locations
Adavanced Specilised Training is offered at various leading hospitals around Queensland. Not all AST disciplines are available at all locations. The table above is only a guide; for up-to-date information, please refer to the campaign position list for anaesthetics, O&G, paediatrics, mental health and internal medicine and the RMO Campaign for other disciplines.
Further advice should be sought from Regional Training Organisations regarding the current accreditation status of positions at a particular location.
Rural Generalists are integral members of their communities, providing invaluable services to rural communities across Australia every day. Advanced skills training adds depth to your training and enhances your clinical practice by providing focused, specialised training for twelve months* in a specific discipline.
*Surgical AST takes two years to complete.