Rural generalist fellowship orals (StAMPS)
Scenario-based oral stations set in a small rural town: limited resources, long distances, telehealth and retrieval. Practise reading against the clock, then talking it through with an examiner who asks follow-ups.
For: Rural generalist registrars preparing for their fellowship oral exam.
The format
8
stations in the real exam
5 min
reading time per station
10 min
with the examiner
3
questions per station
5
scores per station
Format details as we understand them from public information; always check the official candidate information for your sitting.
What you'll practise
The situations that come up again and again.
Stations are spread across the topic areas of the exam, weighted towards the ones that appear most often. Your study plan makes sure you cover them all before the day.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
- Adult internal medicine
- Chronic disease
- Communicator
- Differential diagnosis
- Emergency
- History taking
- Mental health
- Obstetrics and gynaecology
- Paediatrics
- Physical examination
- Professional
- Aged care
- Collaborator
- Investigations
- Procedural skills
- Health advocate
- Musculoskeletal
- Palliative care
- Pharmaceuticals
- Sexual health
- Anaesthetics
- Dermatology
- Diagnostic imaging
- Occupational health
- Ophthalmology
- Surgery
- Addictive behaviours
- Digital health
- Genetics
- Leader
- Oral health
- Rehabilitation
- Scholar
Before you start
Questions about StAMPS practice
Is this run by, or endorsed by, an exam college?
No. We're an independent practice platform. Exam names are only used to describe what you can practise for — we don't use any college's materials, and our stations, guides and rubrics are written in our own words.
How is my answer scored?
Each station has a rubric of the key points a strong answer covers, written for that scenario. Your answer is checked point by point, with your own words quoted as evidence, then scored per domain on the same kind of scale the real exam uses. You see exactly why.
Who writes the stations?
Stations are drafted with AI assistance and then reviewed by clinicians before they're marked as reviewed. Anything not yet clinically reviewed carries a clear “Draft” badge, so you always know what you're looking at.
Can I answer out loud?
Yes — and we recommend it. The examiner reads questions aloud, you speak your answer, and your words become text you can check before sending. Typing works too, and is scored exactly the same. There's a 30-second mic check before you start.
Your exam date is fixed. Your confidence doesn't have to be.
Start with one station tonight. Your plan builds itself from there.