Find your Moment
Still in hospital rotations and weighing a move to general practice — whether you're PGY2 and right on schedule, or PGY4 and wondering if you've missed the window. Medfuture gives you the honest answer first, then the roles that fit where you actually are.
There's no scarcity cliff here — just a trade-off worth understanding.
If the textbook pathway is apply-in-PGY2, start-in-PGY3, and you're already PGY3, PGY4, or further along, it's natural to wonder if you've missed your window. You haven't. RNZCGP's own guidance recognises that a meaningful share of GPEP applicants arrive later — after further hospital experience, a specialty-training attempt that didn't pan out, or simply more time to be sure.
No cut-off. No cliff. A genuine, active pathway at every PGY stage.
What matters is understanding the practical trade-offs of applying now versus earlier — which is exactly what we lay out plainly, before you talk to anyone about a role.
PGY2
The "on-time" application point, with GPEP1 typically starting the following year, PGY3.
PGY3/PGY4+
A large, common cohort — often following further hospital experience or a specialty-training attempt.
3 Tracks
House Officer, Registrar and Non-Training — Health NZ's own structure shapes exactly which door you're choosing between.
A straight answer, not a dodge
Will I take a pay cut?
A PGY3/4 hospital SHO or Registrar is often earning more, and more predictably, than a first-year GPEP1 registrar. We lay out a transparent comparison sourced from NZRDA and Te Whatu Ora collective agreement data.
What happens with Inpractice?
If you're on General scope and haven't yet enrolled in a vocational programme, MCNZ requires ongoing Inpractice participation. Once accepted into GPEP, you're exempt.
What changes once you've accepted
We explain exactly when the Inpractice exemption takes effect and what you need to do in the meantime, in plain language, not regulatory text.
WHY MEDFUTURE
We answer the hard questions first, not last
- A transparent, sourced pay comparison — not vague reassurance
- Plain-language Inpractice guidance, dated and current
- A consultant who talks like a senior colleague, not a recruiter
Your GP Pathway Starts with the Right Conversation
Whether you're PGY2, PGY3, PGY4 or beyond, our consultants can help you understand your options and find opportunities that fit your stage.
Talk to a consultantStraight answers, before you apply
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