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Anaesthesia

Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA)
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Duration

  • 5 years full time
  • Offers flexible training options
  • Recognition of prior learning (RPL) may apply

Entry

  • A minimum of 104 weeks of PMET
  • At least 52 weeks FTE PMET must have been spent gaining broadly-based clinical experience in areas of practice other than clinical anaesthesia, intensive care medicine or pain medicine
  • Up to six weeks leave may be included for each 52 weeks of PMET
  • Must have secured an ANZCA accredited training position

Training

260 weeks (5 years) supervised training comprising:

  • 26 weeks (6 months) Introductory Training (IT)
  • 78 weeks (18 months) Basic Training (BT)
  • 104 weeks (24 months) Advanced Training (AT)
  • 52 weeks (12 months) Provisional Fellowship Training (PFT)

Other

  • Regular Advanced Life Support (ALS) courses
  • Regular Can’t Intubate Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) Courses
  • Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) course
  • Neonatal resuscitation course
  • Emergency Management of Anaesthetic Crisis (EMAC) course
  • Emergency Management of Severe Trauma (EMST) course if trauma volume of practice requirements not completed
  • Scholar Role Activities & Specialised Study Units
  • Successful completion of the Primary examination before progression to Advanced Training (AT)
  • Successful completion of hte final examination during AT
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Where can I train?

Albury-Wodonga Health (Albury)
(Albury
NSW)
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Coffs Harbour Health Campus
(Coffs Harbour
NSW)
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Dubbo Hospital
(Dubbo
NSW)
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Lismore Base Hospital
(Lismore
NSW)
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Orange Health Service
(Orange
NSW)
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Port Macquarie Base Hospital
(Port Macquarie
NSW)
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Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital
(Nowra
NSW)
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Tamworth Hospital
(Tamworth
NSW)
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Wagga Wagga Base Hospital
(Wagga Wagga
NSW)
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Mount Gambier & Districts Health Service
(Mount Gambier
SA)
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Launceston General Hospital
(Launceston
TAS)
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North West Regional Hospital – Burnie
(Burnie
TAS)
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Royal Hobart Hospital
(Hobart
TAS)
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Bendigo Health
(Bendigo
VIC)
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Goulburn Valley Health (Shepparton)
(Shepparton
VIC)
Regional Hub:
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Information from regionalmedicaltraining.com.au is intended as a summary to assist with career planning and has been developed by The South Eastern Regional Training Hubs Collaboration. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, details should be verified through the relevant Specialist College and health services. LAST UPDATED September 17, 2025

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