Registrars Rural Incentive Payments Scheme

The Registrars Rural Incentive Payments Scheme (RRIPS) provides financial incentives for general practice registrars who undertake the majority of their general practice training in rural and remote locations.

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www.health.gov.au/rrips

*As of 1 July 2010, the Registrars Rural Incentives Payment Scheme (RRIPS) transitioned to the Registrars Component under the new General Practice Rural Incentives Program (GPRIP). Up to date and new information regarding the Registrars Component is available on the DoctorConnect website www.doctorconnect.gov.au

The RRIPS page on the Department of Health and Ageing website is for historical information only.

RRIPS aims to promote careers in rural medicine and increase the number of doctors in rural and regional areas of Australia in the longer term.

Further information about this program is available from Medicare Australia on 1800 010 550 or from General Practice Education and Training Ltd - see Australian General Practice Training website.

Page last reviewed: 02 November 2010