Positions are not designated basic or advanced. Trainees are placed by the Director of Training in each state. Figures do not include overseas postings.
The RACP accredits hospitals for basic training, not positions.
The number of approved programs was based on the number of trainees in Australia. It did not include trainees based overseas.
There are 5 IMG or Area of Need designated positions across 6 facilities and 4 Mohs designated positions across 3 facilities.
RANZCOG refers to basic training as CORE Training (Years 1-4) of the FRANZCOG Training Program.
Includes training facilities available in NZ open to all trainees (119 available training sites in Australia).
Source: Medical collegesAll medical colleges provide some form of accredited advanced training. These data are presented in Table 4.2.
Table 4.2: Advanced training: Positions/posts and facilities/programs by medical specialty, 2015
Positions are not designated basic or advanced. Trainees are placed by the Director of training in each state. Figures do not include overseas postings.
Palliative medicine sites are included with those from adult medicine.
There are 9 IMG or Area of Need designated positions across 6 facilities and 3 Mohs designated positions across
3 facilities.
Includes paediatric units.
Excludes Accelerated Pathway Candidates who are not required to undertake supervised training in an accredited position/post.
Training settings are not currently formally accredited for Occupational and Environmental Medicine however training positions are approved prospectively.
Includes year 3 and 4 trainees only who are in accredited posts. Trainees in year 5 (final year) do not have to be in accredited posts, instead they must have an individual program of training approved that is specific to their training needs or interests. This is often a Fellowship position in Australia or overseas.
Not all accredited public health medicine positions are currently occupied.
Number of individual sites/hospitals accredited. Each site may be accredited for a number of programs.
Includes training facilities available in NZ open to all trainees (119 available training sites in Australia).
Number of accredited General Practice facilities in 2015 training year. Some of these facilities may not have active trainees for whole or part of the training year. The number excludes non General Practice facilities like hospitals, speciality practices etc., where some AGPT registrars are placed for training. Figures were current as of 31 August 2015.
Advanced training posts are not officially accredited other than prospective approval of the post.
Number of individual sites/hospitals accredited. Each site may be accredited for a number of programs.
Source: Medical colleges and the Australian Government Department of Health
Vocational Training Data
In 2015, there were 20,069 vocational training positions/trainees (Table 4.3). The largest number was in general practice, which had 5,228 training positions/trainees. The second largest group was in adult medicine (4,554), followed by emergency medicine (2,172), paediatrics (1,467) and psychiatry (1,402).
Data covers all Australian trainees, as well as international medical graduates who are registered vocational trainees and who are working, being supervised or training in an accredited training position, post, facility or program. A number of medical colleges provide training overseas. Australian trainees within these overseas programs are included in the data, whereas non-Australian trainees are excluded.
It should be noted that numbers reported for some specialties differ sometimes across tables. This is primarily due to variation in what is included in the numbers in respect to New Zealand and other overseas trainees. In addition, there were a number of trainees located in more than one state and territory who could not be allocated to any one particular state/territory. These trainees have been counted in both, but the total number of trainees for that specialty only includes the physical headcount. Differences in inclusions are duly noted in the table footnotes where applicable.
Table 4.3: Vocational training positions/trainees by medical specialty, 2015
Excludes trainees who have interrupted their training. Some positions are job shared between trainees.
Counts include both basic and advanced trainees together. Figures are for those enrolled in the 2015 training year and include those now withdrawn or fellowed. All figures were current as of 31 August 2015.
Includes Chapter trainees only. Excludes Chapter trainees in Clinical Diploma in Palliative Medicine as the training program is not leading to fellowship of RACP or AChPM.
Includes 472 in the 2003 Fellowship Program and 528 in Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the 2012 Fellowship Program.
Includes IMGs who are considered to be advanced trainees and trainees who are considered Post Training Candidates. Post Training Candidates do not hold a training position. However, they are considered trainees.
Includes 5th year trainees, 12 of which are completing their final year overseas.
Includes 231 fellows completing advanced training certificates post Fellowship.
Data excludes 54 trainees on approved interruption to training.
Includes trainees on leave from the training program. Figure does not include Overseas Trained Specialists - referred to as Specialist International Medical Graduates (SIMGs) by RANZCOG.
Source: Medical colleges and the Australian Government Department of Health
