What is the difference between vocationally registered and non vocationally registered doctors?

What is the difference between vocationally registered and non vocationally registered doctors?

The main difference between a VR GP and a non-VR GP is that non-VR GPs are not eligible for the same level of Medicare rebates and consequently patients of non-VR GPs may have higher out-of-pocket expenses for GP visits.

What does vocationally registered mean for a GP?

Vocational registration is a form of permanent, specialist registration which allows you to work independently in New Zealand.

What does vocationally registered mean?

What is a GP (General Practitioner)? Doctors vocationally registered in General Practice have appropriate qualifications and experience that allow them to be registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand as specialists in General Practice.

What is a non vocationally registered doctor in Australia?

The majority of GPs in Australia today were “grandfathered” in this way. Most GPs who graduated between 1989 and 1996 therefore missed out. So called “Non-VR” GPs thus represent a cohort of GPs who graduated between about 1989 and 1996, plus a smaller group of doctors who graduated before that date.

What is vocationally registered GP Australia?

A program for medical practitioners The RACGP’s Vocational Training Pathway is a three-year vocational training program for medical practitioners wishing to pursue a career as a specialist GP. On completion of all of the requirements of the pathway registrars can apply for Fellowship of the RACGP.

What are non-VR doctors?

Vocationally recognised (VR) GPs are Fellows of either ACRRM or RACGP, or GPs who were listed on the “vocational register” prior to 1997. Non-VR GPs are medical practitioners working in general practice who don’t hold Fellowship.

What are non VR doctors?

What does a GP do in NZ?

A GP is your family doctor. They assess, diagnose and treat people in the community. They work with people of all ages and have a broad range of medical knowledge on different health conditions. Your GP is your first point of contact when you have a new illness or injury.

What does non VR GP mean?

Non-VR GPs are medical practitioners working in general practice who don’t hold Fellowship. Fellowship, or VR, allows Medical Board registration and protected title of “Specialist GP”, access to higher Medicare rebates and some special item numbers as well as access to certain support programs (eg Procedural Grants).