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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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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: 15 January 2009