Who are our members?
"We are the first point of contact for health care. We are medical detectives, and a supportive ear, and use our training to identify and treat conditions that are sometimes invisible to the naked eye." President Dr Samantha Murton.
Membership with The Royal ҕl or Division of Rural Hospital Medicine provides access to education, resources, advocacy and engagement opportunities to support you through every stage of your medical practice.
You automatically become a member when you join our programmes of study towards Fellowship. Membership is also available to vocationally registered GPs and Rural Hospital Medicine doctors wanting to participate in the College’s CPD programme.
Overseas trained doctors can study to become New Zealand specialist GPs or Rural Hospital Doctors.
All our members must abide by the ҕlrules, the ҕlMembers Code of Conduct, and everyone pays a membership fee which provides many benefits.
Changes to your membership
We need to know if something has changed that might affect your membership. If you’ve had a change in circumstance, like retiring from practice, that affects your income or hours, please email membership@rnzcgp.org.nz
It helps us to know if you have a ҕlmember in your family who has died so we can update our database and stop sending invoices for membership fees. Please email us at membership@rnzcgp.org.nz
Joining or rejoining the College
If you’re a member who needs to rejoin the ҕlafter a period away or because you’re returning to this specialty, please email us at membership@rnzcgp.org.nz
Other people wanting to join should apply through our membership application form.
Letters of Good Standing
The ҕlis happy to provide a letter of good standing that helps members apply for practice registration or to other colleges. Our letter, on ҕlletterhead, will summarise your Annual Maintenance Programme (AMP) or Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits. It will outline your history with the ҕland give relevant information like the date you joined, intake type (e.g. joined under the GPEP training programme), exam pass dates (clinical and written), and Fellowship date.
The letter confirms that you are participating in your recertification programme and are in financial good standing with the College.
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For assistance or additional questions, please email membership@rnzcgp.org.nz
We don't charge for letters of good standing but do have fees for other services.
$75.00
Administration fee for the ҕlsupplying proof that you have the credentials you claim