ACRRM's December 2025 communique
ACRRM communique for December 2025: for more information visit acrrm.org.au
1. National GP Incentive Payments Begin in 2026
From Semester 1, 2026 registrars enrolled under the Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) funded pathway will have access to incentives as part of the Department of Health Disability and Ageing’s (DoHDA) newly introduced National GP Incentive Payments.
The incentives aim to bridge the gap between hospital-based and community-based specialty training entitlements and support Rural Generalist registrars during training.
The new incentives include:
- A salary incentive of $30,000 (pro-rata) for registrars when they commence their first primary care training term (PCT1) in community-based primary care.
- Up to 5 days of paid study leave per training year to study for and attend exams, and attend professional development activities.
- Parental leave incentive of up to 20 calendar weeks for eligible primary caregivers and 2 calendar weeks for eligible secondary caregivers.
ACRRM Supervisors can find more information and resources on the ACRRM website here.
2. Webinar: Temporary Remote Supervisor program
Are you working remotely and struggling to take time off due to your supervisory commitments? ACRRM's new Temporary Remote Supervisor Program may be your solution.
The College understands the unique daily challenges and opportunities supervision brings. The Temporary Remote Supervisor program is designed to support supervisors in reaching their goals while also allowing:
- Geographically isolated supervisors to take leave
- Time to engage in professional development
- Supervisors to attend to their own medical needs
Join the ACRRM Supervisor support team to find out more about this exciting initiative.
Session: Tuesday 2 December 2026 at 6:00pm AEST (QLD) | Register now
What you’ll learn
- The eligibility criteria to participate in the program
- How to request a Temporary Remote Supervisor
- The implementation of the program
- The nomination process for supervisors becoming a member of the pool
Administrative and clinical support team members are encouraged to attend, recordings of these webinars will made available.
For further information about this webinar, please contact [email protected].
3. New Supervisor Podcast Episode: Stuck in a rut
What should supervisors do when a registrar’s learning progress is slower than expected? In this fourth episode of the ACRRM RG podcast Supervisors’ Compass, Dr James Best and Professor Richard Hays are joined by Dr Emily Moody to discuss how supervisors can recognise and respond when progress seems to stall.
They explore common causes such as distraction, workload, wellbeing, and learning styles, and share practical strategies for observation, feedback, and building self-awareness. The discussion also touches on performance anxiety, the role of support networks, and the value of taking a long-term view of each registrar’s unique learning pathway.
For supervisors at any stage, this episode offers insight and reassurance on supporting registrars through the ups and downs of their training journey, reminding us that every learning pathway is individual and that sometimes life happens along the way.
You can listen to Supervisors’ Compass via the podcast webpage: https://acrrmrgsupervisorscompass.podbean.com/ or on your favourite podcast platform.