About Us
General Practice Registrars Australia (GPRA) is the peak national representative body for GP registrars.
GP registrars are doctors who have chosen to specialise in general practice and undertake a three or four year GP training program. They commence this training after completing their university and post-graduate hospital training.
GPRA provides essential feedback on registrar issues to relevant stakeholders, plays an important role in maintaining educational relevance and standards, and represents the future of general practice.
GPRA's Vision
GPRA is the peak voice for the next generation of general practitioners. We improve the healthcare of all Australians through excellence in education and training, and ensure that general practice is the medical specialty of choice.
GPRA's Objectives
Be the voice for future GPs
Promote general practice as the medical specialty of choice
Ensure excellence in GP education and training
Support our members to have sustainable & fulfilling careers in general practice
Have sound governance and follow best business practices.
GPRA History and Corporate Profile
The GPRA began as part of the RACGP training program in the early 1970s and was known as the National Training Association (NTA). 'Registrar' replaced the term 'trainee' in the 1990s and thus the National Registrars Association (NRA) was born. This was again changed in 2000 to the General Practice Registrars Association when the organisation was independently funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing. In 2004, GPRA became incorporated as a public company limited by guarantee and is called General Practice Registrars Australia Ltd.
GPRA is a not-for-profit organisation that has been designated as a health charity, positioning it as the only charitable organisation dedicated to supporting general practice registrars.
GPRA is an organisation run for registrars by registrars which provides quality representation on educational and policy issues to the federal government, GPET, RTPs, and GP stakeholder organisations including the Divisions of General Practice, AMA, RACGP, RDAA and ACRRM.
GPRA produces a number of educational and professional resources for GP registrars, including a series of publications, several events and regular newsletters to optimise registrars' training experience.
GPRA also performs the function of the industrial body for GP registrars and negotiates the 'National Minimum Terms & Conditions for Basic and Advanced GP Terms' with the National GP Supervisors Association (NGPSA), which govern the minimum conditions of employment for registrars.
