Emergency Medicine

Duration

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

Entry

  • Minimum PGY2 to apply
  • Minimum PGY3+ to begin training
  • 6 months in a single accredited Emergency Department (ED) entirely during the date range specified for the round inwhich you are applying
  • Refer to ACEM website for Application and Enrolment Dates

Training

Min 5 years training time comprising of satisfactory completion of four Training Stages:

  • Minimum 42 FTE months training in emergency medicine;
  • Minimum 6 FTE months training in disciplines other than emergency medicine;
  • Minimum 6 FTE months training in Critical Care (adult/mixed intensive care medicine and/or anaesthesia); and
  • Minimum 6 FTE months elective in the final training stage

Other

  • Minimum of 6 months FTE in a Major Referral ED and min 12 FTE months in a Non-Major Referral ED across any of the four Training Stages
  • Paediatric and research requirements apply
  • Eight online modules must be completed across the training stages

Where can I train?

Albury-Wodonga Health (Albury)
(Albury
NSW)
Coffs Harbour Health Campus
(Coffs Harbour
NSW)
Dubbo Hospital
(Dubbo
NSW)
Regional Hub:
Grafton Base Hospital
(Grafton
NSW)
Lismore Base Hospital
(Lismore
NSW)
Regional Hub:
Orange Health Service
(Orange
NSW)
Regional Hub:
Port Macquarie Base Hospital
(Port Macquarie
NSW)
Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital
(Nowra
NSW)
Tamworth Hospital
(Tamworth
NSW)
Wagga Wagga Base Hospital
(Wagga Wagga
NSW)
Regional Hub:
Launceston General Hospital
(Launceston
TAS)
Regional Hub:
North West Regional Hospital – Burnie
(Burnie
TAS)
Regional Hub:
Royal Hobart Hospital
(Hobart
TAS)
Regional Hub:
Bass Coast Health (Wonthaggi)
(Wonthaggi
VIC)
Bendigo Health
(Bendigo
VIC)
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 December 18, 2024