Emergency medicine and paediatrics both account for trainees undertaking paediatric emergency medicine.
Until the end of 2014, the AGPT program was managed by GPET, which was owned and funded by the Australian Government.
RACS does not differentiate between basic and advanced surgical trainees as the surgical program is an integrated program (SET).
Includes 6 trainees who were completing their final year of training overseas.
Includes 170 fellows undertaking subspecialty training.
Total number of surgical trainees in 2011 was 1,167, including 966 Australian, 180 New Zealand and 21 overseas trainees.
Excludes 4 trainees living overseas. The definition of what counted as advanced training changed in 2012, hence the significant change in the number of posts.
Includes advanced Australian trainees who were undertaking FRANZCOG training only and not overseas trained specialists (referred to by the college as SIMG) who were also undertaking RANZCOG advanced training as a requirement to obtain college fellowship.
Includes 11 trainees who were completing their final year of training overseas.
Includes 229 fellows in subspecialty training.
Includes 183 New Zealand, 7 overseas accredited training posts and 7 New Zealand and 2 overseas SET trainees on approved extended leave.
Excludes New Zealand and Hong Kong advanced trainees.
Includes 15 trainees who were completing their final year overseas.
Includes fellows completing advanced training certificates.
Excludes 9 trainees based overseas.
Includes 10 trainees who were completing their final year of training overseas.
Includes Chapter trainees only. Excludes Clinical Diploma Chapter trainees as the training program is not leading to fellowship of RACP or AChPM.
Includes 215 fellows in subspecialty training.
Includes IMGs and trainees considered Post Training Candidates.
Excludes New Zealand and Hong Kong advanced trainees.
Includes 12 trainees who were completing their final year of training overseas.
Includes 231 fellows completing advanced training certificates post fellowship.
Excludes 7 trainees based overseas.
Data excludes 54 trainees on approved interruption to training.
Advanced vocational training activity increased in all states and territories from 2011 to 2015 (Table 4.30). The number of trainees in the Australian Capital Territory fluctuated across the five years. It should be noted that the true picture of increases in the Australian Capital Territory is distorted because some specialties report these trainees with New South Wales figures.
Table 4.30: Advanced training positions/trainees by state/territory, 2011-2015