Bonded Medical Places (BMP)
Bonded Medical Places (BMP) (PDF 16 KB)
The BMP Scheme offers students a greater chance of entry into medical school by providing funding to universities for more than 600 additional commencing Commonwealth supported medical school places each year. These extra places are intended to provide more doctors for areas experiencing doctor shortages.
More information on the BMP Scheme is available at: www.health.gov.au/bmpscheme
From 1 January 2010, for new BMP Scheme participants and those signing a Deed of Variation to accept the new conditions, the new Australian Standard Geographical Classification – Remoteness Areas (ASGC-RA) classification system will be used to determine eligible areas for doctors to complete their return of service obligation.
New BMP Scheme doctors and those signing a Deed of Variation who practise as general practitioners are required to work in districts of workforce shortage (DWS) in RA 2 - 5 locations, or any location in Australia if work is undertaken at an Aboriginal Medical Service (AMS).
New BMP Scheme doctors and those signing a Deed of Variation who practise as specialists, other than general practitioners, are required to work in a DWS in outer metropolitan areas of RA 1, RA 2 - RA 5 locations, or any area of Australia where work is undertaken at an AMS.
You can check the RA classification of a location at: http://www.doctorconnect.gov.au/internet/otd/Publishing.nsf/Content/locator
For BMP Scheme participants, scaling is a non-cash incentive offering opportunities to reduce their return of service obligation. Time reductions will be significantly greater for those who choose to live and work in more remote areas as described in the ASGC-RA table below. The greatest reward will be for those willing to work in the most remote locations of Australia.
ASGC-RA |
ASGC-RA 1 |
ASGC-RA 2 |
ASGC-RA 3 |
ASGC-RA 4 |
ASGC-RA 5 |
Scaling rate |
N/A |
10% |
30% |
40% |
50% |
Questions and Answers on the BMP Scheme and scaling can be found at: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/work-st-bmp-scal
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