Medical colleges
Basic training | A defined period of elementary training required by some specialist medical colleges prior to admission to an advanced training program. |
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Advanced training | A period of defined and structured education and training, that, when successfully completed, will result in eligibility to apply for fellowship of a specialist medical college and/or to practise as a specialist. This may be preceded by completion of basic training requirements. Some colleges have an integrated training program and do not have separate basic and advanced components. Data on these programs should be included under advanced training. |
Specialty | MTRP defined | Year of training | Medical College defined |
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(a) Offered as an additional year if required, most trainees finish in the fourth year. | |||
Anaesthesia | basic | Year 1 | 0.5 year Introductory Training/0.5 year Basic Training |
basic | Year 2 | Basic Training | |
advanced | Year 3 | Advanced Training | |
advanced | Year 4 | Advanced Training | |
advanced | Year 5 | Provisional Fellowship Training | |
Dermatology | basic | Year 1 | Basic Training |
basic | Year 2 | Basic Training | |
advanced | Year 3 | Advanced Training | |
advanced | Year 4 | Advanced Training | |
advanced | Year 5 | Advanced Training(a) | |
Emergency medicine | - | Year 1 | usually PGY1(b) |
- | Year 2 | usually PGY2(b) | |
basic | Year 3 | Provisional Training Year | |
advanced | Year 4 | Advanced Training Year | |
advanced | Year 5 | Advanced Training Year | |
advanced | Year 6 | Advanced Training Year | |
advanced | Year 7 | Advanced Training Year | |
General practice (ACRRM and RACGP)(c) | advanced | Year 1 | ACRRM - Core clinical training time |
advanced | Year 2 | ACRRM - Primary rural and remote training | |
advanced | Year 3 | ACRRM - Primary rural and remote training | |
advanced | Year 4 | ACRRM - Advanced specialised training | |
advanced | Year 1 | RACGP - Hospital training time | |
advanced | Year 2 | RACGP - GP Terms - GPT1, GPT2 | |
advanced | Year 3 | RACGP - GP Terms - GPT3/extended skills | |
advanced | Year 4 | RACGP - Advanced skills training (only for FARGP) | |
Intensive care | basic | Year 1 | Basic Training |
basic | Year 2 | Basic Training | |
basic | Year 3 | Basic Training | |
advanced | Year 4 | Advanced Training | |
advanced | Year 5 | Advanced Training | |
advanced | Year 6 | Advanced Training | |
Medical administration | advanced | Year 1 | Advanced Training |
advanced | Year 2 | Advanced Training | |
advanced | Year 3 | Advanced Training | |
Obstetrics and gynaecology | basic | Year 1 | Integrated Training Program (Year 1) |
basic | Year 2 | Integrated Training Program (Year 2) | |
basic | Year 3 | Integrated Training Program (Year 3) | |
basic | Year 4 | Integrated Training Program (Year 4) | |
advanced | Year 5 | Elective Training (Year 1) | |
advanced | Year 6 | Elective Training (Year 2) | |
Ophthalmology | basic | Year 1 | Basic Training |
basic | Year 2 | Basic Training | |
advanced | Year 3 | Advanced Training | |
advanced | Year 4 | Advanced Training | |
advanced | Year 5 | Advanced Training | |
Pain medicine(d) | advanced | Year 1 | Advanced Training |
advanced | Year 2 | Advanced Training | |
advanced | Year 3 | Advanced Training | |
Pathology | advanced | Year 1 | Advanced Training |
advanced | Year 2 | Advanced Training | |
advanced | Year 3 | Advanced Training | |
advanced | Year 4 | Advanced Training | |
advanced | Year 5 | Advanced Training | |
Physicians – addiction medicine(e) | advanced | Year 1 | Advanced Training |
advanced | Year 2 | Advanced Training | |
advanced | Year 3 | Advanced Training | |
Physicians - adult medicine | basic | Year 1 | Basic Training |
basic | Year 2 | Basic Training | |
basic | Year 3 | Basic Training | |
advanced | Year 4 | Advanced Training | |
advanced | Year 5 | Advanced Training | |
advanced | Year 6 | Advanced Training | |
Physicians - occupational and environmental medicine(f) | advanced | Year 1 | Stage A/B |
advanced | Year 2 | Stage B | |
advanced | Year 3 | Stage B/C | |
advanced | Year 4 | Stage C | |
Physicians - paediatrics | basic | Year 1 | Basic Training |
basic | Year 2 | Basic Training | |
basic | Year 3 | Basic Training | |
advanced | Year 4 | Advanced Training | |
advanced | Year 5 | Advanced Training | |
advanced | Year 6 | Advanced Training | |
Physicians – palliative medicine(f) | advanced | Year 1 | Advanced Training |
advanced | Year 2 | Advanced Training | |
advanced | Year 3 | Advanced Training | |
Physicians - public health medicine(f) | advanced | Year 1 | Advanced Training |
advanced | Year 2 | Advanced Training | |
advanced | Year 3 | Advanced Training | |
Physicians – rehabilitation medicine (f)(g) | advanced | Year 1 | Advanced Training |
advanced | Year 2 | Advanced Training | |
advanced | Year 3 | Advanced Training | |
advanced | Year 4 | Advanced Training | |
Physicians - sexual health medicine(f) | advanced | Year 1 | Advanced Training |
advanced | Year 2 | Advanced Training | |
advanced | Year 3 | Advanced Training | |
Psychiatry | basic | Year 1 | Basic Training Year 1 |
basic | Year 2 | Basic Training Year 2 | |
basic | Year 3 | Basic Training Year 3 | |
advanced | Year 4 | Advanced Training Year 1 | |
advanced | Year 5 | Advanced Training Year 2 | |
Radiation oncology | advanced | Year 1 | Phase 1 (18-24 months) |
advanced | Year 2 | Phase 1 (18-24 months) | |
advanced | Year 3 | Phase 2 (36-42 months) | |
advanced | Year 4 | Phase 2 (36-42 months) | |
advanced | Year 5 | Phase 2 (36-42 months) | |
Radiodiagnosis | advanced | Year 1 | Phase 1 - General radiology training |
advanced | Year 2 | Phase 1 - General radiology training | |
advanced | Year 3 | Phase 1 - General radiology training | |
advanced | Year 4 | Phase 2 - Systems focused rotations | |
advanced | Year 5 | Phase 2 - Systems focused rotations | |
Sport and exercise medicine(h) | advanced | Year 1 | Advanced Training |
advanced | Year 2 | Advanced Training | |
advanced | Year 3 | Advanced Training | |
advanced | Year 3 | Advanced Training | |
Surgery(i) | advanced | Year 1 | Surgical education and training year 1 |
advanced | Year 2 | Surgical education and training year 2 | |
advanced | Year 3 | Surgical education and training year 3 | |
advanced | Year 4 | Surgical education and training year 4 | |
advanced | Year 5 | Surgical education and training year 5 | |
advanced | Year 6 | Surgical education and training year 6 |