Obstetrics and Gynaecology Subspecialties
In 2013, there were 53 members or fellows undertaking additional advanced training in a subspecialty of obstetrics and gynaecology, with the most common subspecialties being maternal and fetal medicine (34%) and reproductive endocrinology and infertility (24.5%). Almost two-thirds of obstetricians and gynecologists training in a subspecialty were female (Table 4.19).
Subspecialty | (a)Positions | Proportion (%) | Females |
---|---|---|---|
(a) These positions are Member or Fellows of RANZCOG, training in a subspecialty. They are not included in advanced trainee numbers elsewhere. Source: RANZCOG | |||
Obstetrics and gynaecology ultrasound | 9 | 17.0 | 9 |
Maternal and fetal medicine | 18 | 33.4 | 10 |
Reproductive endocrinology and infertility | 13 | 24.5 | 7 |
Gynaecological oncology | 9 | 17.0 | 4 |
Urogynaecology | 4 | 7.5 | 3 |
Total | 53 | 100.0 | 33 |
Pathology Subspecialties
In 2013, there were 514 advanced trainees (Table 4.20) undertaking training with the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA). Almost half of these (240 or 46.7%) were within the subspecialty of anatomical pathology and almost a third (155 or 30.2%) in haematology.
Subspecialty | Positions | Proportion (%) | Females |
---|---|---|---|
Source: RCPA | |||
Anatomical pathology | 240 | 46.7 | 142 |
Chemical pathology | 19 | 3.7 | 10 |
Forensic pathology | 7 | 1.4 | 5 |
General pathology | 7 | 1.4 | 5 |
Genetic pathology | 8 | 1.6 | 2 |
Haematology | 155 | 30.2 | 91 |
Immunopathology | 25 | 4.9 | 9 |
Microbiology | 52 | 10.1 | 32 |
Oral and maxillofacial pathology | 1 | 0.2 | 1 |
Total | 514 | 100.0 | 297 |
Table 4.21 shows the number of training positions in the pathology subspecialties in each of the states and territories.
Subspecialty | NSW | Vic | Qld | SA | WA | Tas | NT | ACT | Aust |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Source: RCPA | |||||||||
Anatomical pathology | 89 | 61 | 42 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 240 |
Chemical pathology | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Forensic pathology | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
General pathology | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Genetic pathology | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Haematology | 51 | 52 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 155 |
Immunopathology | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
Microbiology | 18 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 |
Oral and maxillofacial pathology | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 182 | 147 | 89 | 33 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 514 |
Physician Adult Medicine Subspecialties
In 2013, there were 1,513 advanced physician trainees undertaking training with the RACP in adult medicine (Table 4.22).
Of all the subspecialties, general medicine and geriatric medicine had the largest numbers of advanced trainees (308 and 176 respectively).
Subspecialty | Trainees(b) | Proportion (%) | Females |
---|---|---|---|
(a) The totals are not cumulative sums of the figures above as some trainees are enrolled in multiple subspecialties (i.e. dual trainees). Source: RACP | |||
Cardiology | 162 | 10.7 | 29 |
Clinical genetics | 4 | 0.3 | 4 |
Clinical pharmacology | 12 | 0.8 | 4 |
Endocrinology | 115 | 7.6 | 82 |
Gastroenterology | 110 | 7.3 | 37 |
General medicine | 308 | 20.4 | 125 |
Geriatric medicine | 176 | 11.6 | 90 |
Haematology | 144 | 9.5 | 77 |
Immunology and allergy | 26 | 1.7 | 9 |
Infectious diseases | 104 | 6.9 | 58 |
Medical oncology | 137 | 9.1 | 71 |
Nephrology | 95 | 6.3 | 56 |
Neurology | 83 | 5.5 | 44 |
Nuclear medicine | 14 | 0.9 | 4 |
Palliative medicine | 58 | 3.8 | 40 |
Respiratory and sleep medicine | 105 | 6.9 | 44 |
Rheumatology | 37 | 2.4 | 27 |
Total(a) | 1,513 | 100.0 | 735 |
Table 4.23 shows the numbers of advanced training positions in adult medicine subspecialties in each of the states and territories.
Subspecialty | NSW | Vic | Qld | SA | WA | Tas | NT | ACT | Aust(b) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(a) Totals are not cumulative sums of the figures above as some trainees are enrolled in multiple subspecialties (i.e. dual trainees). Source: RACP | |||||||||
Cardiology | 62 | 41 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 162 |
Clinical genetics | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Clinical pharmacology | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Endocrinology | 38 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 115 |
Gastroenterology | 35 | 37 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 110 |
General medicine | 43 | 95 | 82 | 34 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 308 |
Geriatric medicine | 46 | 61 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 176 |
Haematology | 48 | 47 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 144 |
Immunology and allergy | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Infectious diseases | 30 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 104 |
Medical oncology | 50 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 137 |
Nephrology | 32 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 95 |
Neurology | 32 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 83 |
Nuclear medicine | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Palliative medicine | 19 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
Respiratory and sleep medicine | 34 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 105 |
Rheumatology | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
Total(a) | 506 | 518 | 296 | 160 | 115 | 35 | 20 | 26 | 1,690 |
Physician Paediatric Subspecialties
In 2013, there were 556 advanced paediatric and child health trainees with the RACP’s Paediatrics and Child Health Division (Table 4.24). Two-thirds (373 or 67.1%) of these trainees were female.
The majority (396 or 71.2%) of all trainees were training in general paediatrics.
Subspecialty | Trainees | Proportion (%) | Females |
---|---|---|---|
(a) The totals are not cumulative sums of the figures above as some trainees are enrolled in multiple subspecialties (i.e. dual trainees). Source: RACP | |||
Cardiology | 9 | 1.6 | 3 |
Clinical genetics | 15 | 2.7 | 11 |
Clinical pharmacology | 2 | 0.4 | 1 |
Community child health | 63 | 11.3 | 55 |
Endocrinology | 19 | 3.4 | 14 |
Gastroenterology | 14 | 2.5 | 6 |
General paediatrics | 396 | 71.2 | 298 |
Haematology | 10 | 1.8 | 7 |
Immunology and allergy | 5 | 0.9 | 3 |
Infectious diseases | 25 | 4.5 | 16 |
Medical oncology | 18 | 3.2 | 15 |
Neonatal/perinatal medicine | 76 | 13.7 | 36 |
Nephrology | 10 | 1.8 | 7 |
Neurology | 14 | 2.5 | 12 |
Nuclear medicine | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Paediatric emergency medicine | 44 | 7.9 | 25 |
Palliative medicine | 5 | 0.9 | 5 |
Respiratory and sleep medicine | 20 | 3.6 | 14 |
Rheumatology | 3 | 0.5 | 3 |
Total(a) | 556 | 100.0 | 373 |
Table 4.25 shows the numbers of training positions in paediatric subspecialties in each of the states and territories.
Subspecialty | NSW | Vic | Qld | SA | WA | Tas | NT | ACT | Aust(b) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(a) Totals are not cumulative sums of the figures above as some trainees are enrolled in multiple subspecialties (i.e. dual trainees). Source: RACP | |||||||||
Cardiology | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Clinical genetics | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Clinical pharmacology | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Community child health | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
Endocrinology | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Gastroenterology | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
General paediatrics | 139 | 90 | 68 | 27 | 48 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 396 |
Haematology | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
Immunology and allergy | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Infectious diseases | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
Medical oncology | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
Neonatal/perinatal medicine | 17 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 76 |
Nephrology | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Neurology | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Nuclear medicine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paediatric emergency medicine | 8 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
Palliative medicine | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Respiratory and sleep medicine | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Rheumatology | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Total(a) | 242 | 171 | 130 | 57 | 92 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 748 |
Surgical Subspecialties
In 2013, there were 917 advanced surgical trainees undertaking training with the RACS (Table 4.26). Of these, just over one-quarter (252 or 27.5%) were female.
Of the nine subspecialties, general surgery and orthopaedic surgery had the highest numbers of trainees (359 and 191 respectively).
Subspecialty | Trainees | Proportion (%) | Females |
---|---|---|---|
(a) Excludes 66 Australian trainees that had approved interruption to training. Source: RACS | |||
Cardiothoracic surgery | 30 | 3.3 | 3 |
General surgery | 359 | 39.1 | 125 |
Neurosurgery | 48 | 5.2 | 14 |
Orthopaedic surgery | 191 | 20.8 | 16 |
Otolaryngology, head and neck surgery | 66 | 7.2 | 26 |
Paediatric surgery | 19 | 2.1 | 13 |
Plastic and reconstructive surgery | 66 | 7.2 | 21 |
Urology | 100 | 10.9 | 24 |
Vascular surgery | 38 | 4.1 | 10 |
Total | 917 | 100.0 | 252 |
Table 4.27 shows the numbers of training positions in surgical subspecialties in each of the states and territories.
Subspecialty | NSW | Vic | Qld | SA | WA | Tas | NT | ACT | Aust |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(a) Excludes 66 Australian trainees that had approved interruption to training. Source: RACS | |||||||||
Cardiothoracic surgery | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
General surgery | 132 | 103 | 67 | 21 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 359 |
Neurosurgery | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
Orthopaedic surgery | 72 | 40 | 37 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 191 |
Otolaryngology, head and neck surgery | 22 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 66 |
Paediatric surgery | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
Plastic and reconstructive surgery | 18 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
Urology | 35 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 100 |
Vascular surgery | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
Total | 332 | 247 | 169 | 62 | 74 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 917 |