GP registrars face six-month wait for exams as COVID-19 outbreak hits training
But training requirements for registrars will be more flexible and lenient
More than a thousand GP registrars will have to wait at least another six months to complete their final fellowship exams as part of major changes to training in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
Last week, the RACGP announced the OSCE exams in May and November would be postponed to November and February next year.
The KFP/AKT exam for July will also be delayed until September, again as a health and safety precaution in the face of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Dr Krystyna de Lange, chair of the RACGP’s National Faculty for GPs in Training, said she hoped the proposed exam dates would give some certainty to registrars and allow them to continue planning their lives.
