Trainees who were successful in their application and are undertaking training in a position supervised by a member of the accredited specialist medical college or other vocational training provider.
The scope includes Australian medical school graduates who are:
undertaking basic or advanced training;
undertaking their training overseas; and
undertaking research programs.
New Zealand and other international medical graduates who are working/training in an accredited training position/post within Australia are to be included.
Whereas non-Australian medical school graduates who are being trained overseas through an Australian medical college are to be excluded.
The scope includes those who are undertaking training on a part-time basis or who have interrupted their training through approved extended leave.
It excludes those who have withdrawn from their training either on a voluntary basis or have been discontinued by the college or other vocational training provider.
Statistical unit:
Number of trainees
Collection period:
Calendar year 2015
Latest available data for trainees who are undertaking basic or advanced training in 2015.
Calendar year 2014
Examination/assessment outcome data, new fellow and fellow data are to be reported for the previous year, 2014.
Definition:
Overseas trained specialist
A doctor whose specialist medical qualifications were acquired in a country other than Australia.
Data source:
Medical colleges
Scope:
All overseas trained specialists who have applied to the Australian Medical Council for recognition of their specialty qualifications and who have been referred to the relevant medical college for assessment of the comparability of their qualifications to Australian standards.
A period of defined training required by some specialist medical colleges to be undertaken in order for trainees to meet eligibility criteria for entering an advanced training program.
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 advance components. Data on these programs should be included under advanced training.
State/Territory
This is the state/territory in which the vocational training is provided by the accredited specialist medical college/faculty or other vocational training provider.
This is not the place of residence of trainees undertaking the vocational training.
State/Territory of fellow
This is the place of residence of fellows.
It includes fellows who have been trained overseas and are accepted by the college to practise in Australia. It excludes fellows who are residing overseas.
Accreditation approach
Approach that is adopted by a college or other vocational training provider whereby a college determines whether its specified requirements for the clinical experience, infrastructure and educational support required of a hospital/training position are met.
Accreditation varies depending upon whether positions or posts, sites, facilities, units or programs are accredited.
Training discontinuation
A trainee is considered discontinued either when he or she has officially withdrawn from the training program or the medical college has terminated or dismissed a trainee in accordance with the college regulations or employment conditions.
Trainees who have been given approved extended leave are excluded.
