This year's batch of newly-qualified doctors have all finished their Australian General Practice Training Program training at locations across the Territory, including Katherine.

The Federal Government-funded AGPT Program trains doctors to become GPs, providing full-time, on the-job training for Australian and overseas-trained doctors who want to specialise in general practice.

NTGPE works with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine and the Royal Australian College of General Practice to select, train, and educate future GPs.

NTGPE is the sole provider of the AGPT Program in the NT, and has placed 107 GP registrars throughout the Territory in 2020, including 32 per cent undertaking placements in Indigenous health training.

NTGPE chief executive officer Stephen Pincus congratulated this year's new GP fellows, and said it was great reward for the hard work and dedication the GPs had shown towards gaining their qualifications.

"Our GP registrars make up vital workforce numbers, and our commitment to rural and remote health placements means we are making significant contributions to improving health in these regions," Mr Pincus said.

"We work with colleges, healthcare providers, medical educators, cultural educators, and GP supervisors to offer a training program which delivers culturally competent and varied training opportunities."

Mr Pincus said the delivery of world-class training and high-level support to GP registrars in the NT has been built on a foundation of experience, relationships, and local knowledge of healthcare delivery, especially in rural and remote Australia.

To find out more about NTGPE, visit https://ntgpe.org

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