Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, abbreviated as the post-nominal initials FRACP, is a recognition of the completion of the prescribed postgraduate specialist training programme in internal adult or internal paediatric medicine of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
The fellowship training programme requires that prospective trainees are registered medical practitioners in Australia and/or New Zealand.
[2] Multiple pathways lead to fellowship, but all pathways require significant amount of training, time and commitment and consist of three main stages:[1] The qualification of FRACP is awarded for training programmes in adult internal medicine and in paediatrics and child health.
These posts encompass a variety of medical specialties; emergency medicine; and tertiary centre, regional, and rural hospital rotations.
The RACP examinations are the primary hurdle to becoming a specialist physician and are noted for being among the most difficult specialty exams in the world,[3] with an average first-attempt fail rate of approximately 50%, despite intensive preparation of most candidates.
][citation needed] Fellowship appears to be a highly regarded qualification, given the extended and rigorous training program,the wide experience & knowledge base, and general commitment required for its attainment.