GP (Diploma) Trainees

GP Diploma (DRANZCOG)

This is a diploma qualification involving a six-month training program for general practitioners/residents who wish to provide shared ante and postnatal care with specialist obstetricians, GP obstetricians or a specialist hospital. For more information see Essential Information below.

Advanced GP Diploma (DRANZCOG Advanced)

This qualification involves the attainment of skills in advanced obstetrics and gynaecology, which will be practiced predominantly by rural GPs. It requires an additional six-month training program after completing the DRANZCOG, offering extended training for GP obstetricians in addition to the skills obtained through the DRANZCOG program. For more information see Essential Information below.

Essential Information

General Information for Prospective Diploma Trainees ( 99 KB)

Essential Information for DRANZCOG & DRANZCOG ADVANCED Training Supervisors ( 46 KB)

Information for Trainees and Training Supervisors

Enrolment Application Forms

Training Documents

Certification

Training & Assessment Bulletin

Accredited Training Hospitals

Enrolment Application Forms

Training Documentation

DRANZCOG Trainee Assessment Forms

These forms are used as a training assessment aid in the evaluation of a trainee's progress at mid-way through their Diploma training

(Not for DRANZCOG Advanced Trainees)

Certification Process

Process for obtaining the DRANZCOG or DRANZCOG Advanced Certificate once all assessment requirements have been met

To qualify for the DRANZCOG candidates must meet the following requirements:

DRANZCOG

• satisfactory completion of 6 months of approved training
• satisfactory completion of the DRANZCOG Logbook (including having it signed off by the relevant State Reference Committee Chair)
• satisfactory completion of the DRANZCOG Written Examination
• satisfactory completion of the DRANZCOG Oral Examination

DRANZCOG Advanced

• satisfactory completion of all of the DRANZCOG requirements above
• satisfactory completion of the DRANZCOG Advanced Logbook (including having it signed off by the relevant State Reference Committee Chair)
• satisfactory completion of five written case studies, which have been assessed by the relevant State Reference Committee Chair

If all the above requirement are met, please complete and submit the appropriate form listed below:

• DRANZCOG Declaration and Enrolment on the Register of Diplomates (6 months Diploma) ( 470 KB)
• DRANZCOG Advanced Declaration and Enrolment on the Register of Diplomates (full 12 months) ( 470 KB)
• DRANZCOG Advanced Declaration and Enrolment on the Register of Diplomates (second 6 months) ( 470 KB)

Training & Assessment Bulletin

DRANZCOG/DRANZCOG Advanced Training & Assessment Bulletin

• July 2008 ( 314 KB)
• May 2008 ( 342 KB)
• March 2008 ( 339 KB)

Accredited Training Hospitals

A list of accredited training hospitals can be found in the DRANZCOG and DRANZCOG Advanced Handbook ( 181 KB Large! )

Accreditation of a Training Hospital

Hospitals seeking accreditation in order to offer DRANZCOG and/or DRANZCOG Advanced training must obtain formal approval from the Joint Consultative Committee on Obstetrics (JCCO), the tri-partite committee comprising representatives from RANZCOG, RACGP and ACRRM, which oversees Diploma training. Please complete the appropriate application form below:

• DRANZCOG Training Hospital ( 127 KB)
• DRANZCOG Advanced Training Hospital ( 227 KB)

Contact

For further Information regarding the DRANZCOG or the DRANZCOG Advanced please contact:

Katherine Goodwin

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