Medical practitioner principal field of medicine code N

Guide for use:

CODE 1 GENERAL PRACTITIONER

A medical practitioner who works in general practice and has membership with the Royal Australian College of General Practice (RACGP) or who holds a training position supervised by a member of the college. It includes medical practitioners who are currently:

• Vocationally registered
• a RACGP fellow
• a RACGP fellowship trainee
• a GP registrar

CODE 2 HOSPITAL NON-SPECIALIST (SALARIED)

A medical practitioner mainly employed in a salaried position in a hospital who is not in training to gain a recognised specialist qualification. They include interns, Resident Medical Officers (RMOs), and Hospital Medical Officers (HMOs).

CODE 3 SPECIALIST

A medical practitioner with a qualification awarded by, or which equates to that awarded by, the relevant specialist professional college in Australia and works in that speciality area.

CODE 4 SPECIALIST-IN-TRAINING

A medical practitioner who has been accepted by a specialist medical college into a training position supervised by a member of the college and is working in that position.

CODE 5 OTHER CLINICIAN

A medical practitioner that has mainly undertaken clinical work in the week before registration, but who does not fall into any of the above categories.

CODE 6 NON-CLINICIAN

Includes all medical practitioners that have not mainly undertaken clinical work in the week prior to registration.