My books have been full from day one. The supervisors are knowledgeable and approachable, there's real flexibility in the workload, and the nursing staff are incredible to work with. Great access to allied health and specialists on site.
GP Registrar Pathway.
“Built by clinicians. Recognised nationally. Chosen by the people who trained here.”
Ten accredited supervisors, protected weekly teaching, in-house exam preparation, and a genuinely integrated multidisciplinary clinic.
Train here. Grow here. Stay if you want to.
SMSG runs three RACGP-accredited training practices across southern Sydney — Bangor (Group A), Earlwood and Sans Souci (Group B) — under one clinical group. What ties the three together is the group's clinical services: Aurora Women & Babies Health, Excelsia Specialists Centre, Kids' Dr, Clarion Skin Cancer Clinic and Sydney Cosmedic. Registrars training here work inside that integrated model, not alongside it.
The group is Great Place to Work certified, and Earlwood Medical Centre was the 2024 Winner of the CESPHN Excellence in General Practice Award. The teaching philosophy is straightforward: build genuinely capable specialist GPs by giving them protected time, thoughtful supervision, complex caseloads, and specialists down the corridor.
A training environment designed to grow with you.
Breadth of exposure
- Aurora Women & Babies Health — antenatal shared care, lactation, contraception and family planning.
- Excelsia Specialists Centre — physician specialties across secondary care, all within the network.
- Kids' Dr — general and developmental paediatrics with psychology, OT, speech pathology and psychometric assessments.
- Clarion Skin Cancer Clinic — dedicated skin cancer detection and procedural services.
- Sydney Cosmedic — cosmetic and aesthetic procedures.
Learning built in
- Refer a patient to Kids' Dr, Aurora or Excelsia and stay closely involved in their care — closing the loop in a way external referrals never allow.
- Direct dialogue with specialists within the network — learn how they think, not just what they recommend.
- Multiple specialists and AHPs — clinical conversations that enrich your GP thinking every single day.
- A genuinely integrated model — not a GP clinic with a directory, but a network where disciplines actively work together.
Your long-term home
- The ecosystem is designed to let you develop genuine niche interests — women's health, skin, paediatrics, procedural work — not just see everything once.
- Want to be an exceptional generalist? We have the breadth. Want to build a clinical niche? We have the pathways. Both are valid and both are supported.
- Academic posts, research and part-time or flexible arrangements are welcome — your career, your shape.
Ten accredited supervisors. One program.
Earlwood Medical Centre
- Dr Lisa ChengFRACGP, PhDWomen's health, paediatrics and palliative medicine.RACGP OSCE Examiner; Chair of SMSG.
- Prof Danforn LimFRACGP, PhD, MDIntegrative medicine, PCOS and reproductive health.Six research doctorates; Adjunct Professor at UTS and WSU.
- Dr Alex LewisFRACGPFull-scope GP, chronic disease and procedural.40+ years in independent general practice.
- Dr Chelsie TanFRACGPChronic disease, women's health and travel medicine.Hepatitis C prescriber; advanced early pregnancy counselling.
- Dr Tao GengFRACGPWomen's health, skin cancer and procedural GP.Accredited Mirena trainer — has trained multiple SMSG doctors.
Sans Souci Doctors
- Dr Marloes NordkampFRACGP, Dip O&G, Dip Child HealthWomen's health, paediatrics and procedural GP.Started her career in emergency medicine; trained at Westmead across multiple specialties.
- Dr John GeorgeFRACGP, MPHChronic disease, infectious disease and preventative medicine.Trained at UC Berkeley in epidemiology; 40+ years across Africa, the US and Australia.
- Dr Jonathan MooreFRACGPSkin cancer medicine and procedural GP.Active involvement with the Melanoma Institute Australia.
- Dr Michelle YeungFRACGP, Dip Child HealthWomen's health, palliative care and preventative medicine.Lead supervisor for group-based teaching; trained as a physician at Westmead and St Vincent's.
Bangor Medical Centre
- Dr Mina HannaFRACGP, BSc(Med)(Hons)Complex chronic disease and internal medicine.Registrar Teacher of the Year; physician training at Concord and Nepean Hospitals.
Also supervising at Bangor: Prof Danforn Lim, Dr Tao Geng and Dr Michelle Yeung.
Principal Supervisors for GP Registrars: Dr Lisa Cheng and Prof Danforn Lim.
Real mix. Real support.
- Whatever comes through the door — acute, chronic, procedural — the mix is real and varied.
- Your supervisors are always nearby, not behind a closed door.
- Nursing and admin are handling the load around you so you can focus on patients.
- Teaching is protected, not squeezed in if there's time.
- Specialists are down the corridor, not at the end of a referral letter.
In their own words.
Registrars who genuinely want to be here.
Essential. Current AHPRA registration as a medical practitioner, enrolled (or seeking placement) in the Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) program (Australian Defence Force registrars included), and alignment with patient-centred, evidence-based general practice.
Welcomed. Prior hospital experience across paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, emergency medicine, psychiatry, palliative care and internal medicine. Language skills relevant to our diverse community (Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Arabic and others are all valued).
What stays with you.
- A true multidisciplinary model, lived daily across clinical services and specialties
- Strong procedural and complex care from day one
- Support at every stage — T1 through to Fellowship
Three RACGP-accredited training practices.
Group B. Monday–Friday 9am–6pm and Saturday 9am–3pm. 2024 CESPHN Excellence in General Practice Award Winner. Broad specialist exposure via Excelsia and Sydney Cosmedic on site.
See the full RACGP TMS profileGroup A. Monday–Friday 9am–6pm. Kids' Dr paediatric presence and Yellow Fever travel vaccination accreditation.
See the full RACGP TMS profileGroup B. Monday–Friday 9am–6pm. Focused community practice with paediatric subspecialty care through Kids' Dr and developmental psychometric assessments onsite.
See the full RACGP TMS profileCommon questions.
Which training programs do you accept?
SMSG accepts registrars from AGPT (Australian General Practice Training) across all three practices, including Australian Defence Force (ADF) registrars. As a metropolitan Sydney group we do not take PEP or RVTS candidates. Supervision runs from T1 through to Fellowship, including EAF terms and returning fellows.
Do you take ADF registrars?
Yes. ADF registrars in the AGPT program can complete their civilian general practice terms at SMSG. You remain with your service branch throughout, and the placement is arranged through a secondment agreement between you, SMSG and your service.
How do you support exam preparation?
Weekly protected teaching time (uninterrupted), dedicated lecture-style supervisor teaching, an Examination Preparation Toolkit, Mock KFP exams and clinical exams, and group case discussion.
Who supervises registrars at SMSG?
Ten accredited supervisors across the three practices, all FRACGP. See the “Education and supervision” section above for named supervisors at each centre, their credentials, and their clinical interests. Principal Supervisors for GP Registrars: Dr Lisa Cheng and Prof Danforn Lim.
Is there a pathway to stay on after fellowship?
Yes. Registrars are welcome to stay on after Fellowship, or to return in a later term.
Can I do an extended skills term at SMSG?
Yes. Skin cancer medicine and procedures, through Clarion Skin Cancer Clinic, and women's health, through Aurora Women & Babies Health, are two of SMSG's clinical services, and registrars can build their extended skills in either. Tell us the area you want to develop when you register your interest.
What are the facilities like?
All three centres have a treatment room and are fully computerised on Best Practice, with onsite pathology collection and Yellow Fever vaccination accreditation.

