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General Practitioner resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what general practitioners actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most general practitioners should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Vocationally registered GP with FRACGP fellowship and current AHPRA registration, experienced in first-contact care across acute presentations, chronic disease and preventive health. Comfortable managing complex, multi-morbid patients and coordinating care with specialists and allied health. Brings strong clinical reasoning and a calm, patient-centred approach to a busy community practice.
Key skills
- Clinical assessment and diagnosis
- Medication management and prescribing
- Chronic disease management
- Preventive health assessments and screening
- Care planning and coordination
- Health education and patient advice
- Electronic Health Records (Best Practice, Medical Director)
- Clinical diagnostic equipment
- Prescription writing systems (eRx)
- Regulatory compliance (AHPRA, RACGP standards)
Experience: example bullet points
- Conducted patient consultations across the lifespan, taking detailed histories and applying clinical reasoning to diagnose acute and chronic conditions accurately
- Managed prescribing and medication reviews for patients with chronic disease, monitoring treatment outcomes and adjusting care plans to reduce avoidable complications
- Performed preventive health checks, including cardiovascular risk screening, skin checks and immunisation, supporting earlier detection of at-risk patients
- Coordinated multidisciplinary care by referring patients to specialists and allied health providers and maintaining continuity through shared care plans
- Maintained accurate clinical documentation in electronic health records, supporting compliance with RACGP standards and Medicare billing requirements
- Provided health education to patients and families, improving understanding of treatment plans and self-management of chronic conditions
Education
Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or Doctor of Medicine (MD), followed by an internship year, the Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) program, and Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) or ACRRM, with specialist AHPRA registration as a general practitioner.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- AHPRA registration
- FRACGP
- ACRRM
- RACGP standards
- Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS)
- PBS prescribing
- Best Practice software
- Medical Director
- chronic disease management plan
- preventive health assessment
- care coordination
- telehealth consultations
- Practice Incentives Program (PIP)
- immunisation
- eRx electronic prescribing
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.