Student Registration

If you are enrolled in an approved program of study leading to registration as a medical practitioner, you must be registered as a student. You don’t need to do anything to get registered, your education provider will give us your details.

Here are some of the basics you need to know about student registration:

• You don’t need to apply for student registration. Your education provider gives us your details for the student register.
• There are no fees for student registration.
• The student register is not published.
• The Board’s functions are set out in the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, as in force in each state and territory – known as the ‘National Law’.
• Ahpra is the agency that works in partnership with the Board to register and regulate practitioners.
• You must meet the English language skills registration standard when you register as a medical practitioner at the end of your course.
• The Board regularly publishes newsletters on its website so you can keep up to date with what’s going on.

Students undertaking clinical training

• If you are not enrolled in an approved program of study but are undertaking clinical training (clinical placement, rotation, etc) your education provider will give us your details for the student register. For more information on clinical training, read the Fact sheet for education providers and FAQ for education providers.
• Education providers must provide your student details to Ahpra at the start of their clinical training.
• For the purpose of clinical training, education providers also include health services, other organisations and in some instances, individuals.

Visit Ahpra’s student registration page for more information.