title: Assessing general practice knowledge base--the applied knowledge test.
abstract: The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Fellowship examination assesses competence for unsupervised clinical practice anywhere in Australia through three segments, each with a unique focus. The applied knowledge test (AKT) is a written examination that tests candidates' applied clinical knowledge. Other segments assess clinical problem solving skills and ability to perform in a clinical situation. Approximately 400-500 candidates sit each administration of the RACGP examination, which is held twice yearly throughout Australia.
authors.affiliation: General Practice, Monash University, Victoria. jp.sturmberg@gmail.com
authors.forename: Joachim P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Sturmberg
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Farmer
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003406:Credentialing; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results