What this area covers
GP registrars sit clinical assessments with consultation-style cases, such as the RACGP Clinical Competency Exam and ACRRM assessments. Formats change, so check the RACGP and ACRRM websites. This page explains how our 15-minute consultation cases help you practise this area with a study partner.
High-yield topics
| Topic | What to know |
|---|---|
| Emergencies | Stabilise and arrange retrieval |
| Limited resources | Use what is available safely |
| Retrieval | Early contact with the service |
| First Nations health | Culturally safe care, 715 checks |
| Community | Working with local services |
Worked example
Worked example · Retrieval
In a remote clinic with a critically unwell patient, when should the retrieval service be contacted?
- A Early, while stabilising
- B Only after all tests
- C Next morning
- D After the patient improves
- E Never; drive them yourself
Show the reasoning
Answer A. Contact retrieval early so advice and transport are arranged while you stabilise the patient.
A short study plan
| Week | Focus |
|---|---|
| 1 | Read the domain and run 2 cases |
| 2 | Run cases timed with a partner |
| 3 | Review marking guides and repeat weak cases |
Do a short timed set most days and review every explanation, including the options you ruled out.
Common traps
- Running out of time before the plan.
- Ignoring the patient's agenda.
- No safety-netting.
Free sample rural and remote practice stations
Candidate briefs from our GP clinical cases station bank. Read the task, plan your 8 minutes, then open the marking checklist.
Febrile child in a rural clinic (15 minutes)
You are a GP in a rural clinic 150 km from the nearest regional hospital. Ava, 2 years old, is brought by her father with fever for 1 day. Observations: temp 39.6, HR 168, RR 40, capillary refill 4 seconds, drowsy. A few non-blanching purple spots are on her legs.
Task: Explain your immediate management to the examiner and talk to the father (15 minutes).
The role-player script, examiner notes, marking checklist and model approach open with a plan.
Health assessment for an Aboriginal man (15 minutes)
You are a GP in an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service. Mr Dennis Walker, 47, an Aboriginal man, has come for a health check (MBS item 715) with the Aboriginal Health Worker.
Task: Conduct the key parts of the health assessment and agree a plan (15 minutes).
The role-player script, examiner notes, marking checklist and model approach open with a plan.
Practise rural and remote practice stations free
Every rural and remote practice station in our bank
The bank holds 2 rural and remote practice stations across 2 specialties: First Nations health (1), Rural and remote (1). Each one has a candidate brief, role-player script, examiner notes, marking checklist and model approach.
- Febrile child in a rural clinicRural and remote
- Health assessment for an Aboriginal manFirst Nations health
Common questions
How long are the cases?
Our consultation cases run for 15 minutes, with a candidate brief, role-player script and marking guide.
Can I practise alone?
Cases work best with a study partner playing the patient and another marking.
Sources
Clinical content is summarised from current Australian guidance at the date above. Guidelines change, so always check the latest edition.