Palliative Medicine

Duration

  • 3 years full-time Advanced Training
  • Flexible training options are available

Entry

Two pathways to enter Advanced Training in Palliative Medicine

  1. Physician Training Pathway (FRACP) – completion of a minimum 3 years Basic Physician Training in Adult Medicine or Paediatrics & Child Health (including passing the RACP written and clinical examinations)
  2. Chapter of Palliative Medicine Pathway (FAChPM) – having obtained Fellowship from another prescribed medical college

Training

36 months training time

Both FRACP and FAChPM pathways train with the same curriculum but requirements for Adult Medicine and Paediatrics & Child Health differ

Adult Medicine Trainees complete six 6-month training terms comprising:

4 x Core Training terms (min 24 months)

  • Palliative care inpatient unit or hospice
  • Community setting
  • Teaching hospital/consultation service
  • Cancer care setting

2 x Non-Core Training terms (max 12 months)

  • Hospital consultation/community/inpatient palliative medicine or relevant specialty
  • Elective

Paediatrics & Child Health Trainees complete 30 months Core training and 6 months Non-Core training across 4 terms

  • Paediatric palliative care training (12 – 18 months)
  • Adult palliative care training (6 – 12 months)
  • Relevant paediatric specialty training (6 months)
  • Non-Core term including other specialties, research or academic study)

Other

  • Case Study
  • Research Project
  • 10 x eLearning Modules in Pain Management
  • 3-day Communication Skills Workshop (recommended)
  • Paediatrics and Child Health Trainees must also complete Developmental and Psychosocial training (minimum 6 months)
  • Cultural Competence and Cultural Safety Module must be completed during Basic or Advanced training for trainees entering Basic Training in 2022 or Advanced Training in 2023 onward

Where can I train?

Albury-Wodonga Health (Albury)
(Albury
NSW)
Broken Hill Health Service
(Broken HIll
NSW)
Regional Hub:
Coffs Harbour Health Campus
(Coffs Harbour
NSW)
David Berry Hospital
(Berry
NSW)
Lismore Base Hospital
(Lismore
NSW)
Regional Hub:
Manning Base Hospital
(Taree
NSW)
Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital
(Nowra
NSW)
Wagga Wagga Base Hospital
(Wagga Wagga
NSW)
Regional Hub:
Royal Hobart Hospital
(Hobart
TAS)
Regional Hub:
Specialist Palliative Care Service - North
(Launceston
TAS)
Regional Hub:
Specialist Palliative Care Service - North West
(Burnie
TAS)
Regional Hub:
Tasmanian Palliative Care Service - South
(Hobart
TAS)
Regional Hub:
Bendigo Health
(Bendigo
VIC)
Goulburn Valley Health (Shepparton)
(Shepparton
VIC)
Grampians Health (Ballarat)
(Ballarat
VIC)
Regional Hub:
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 October 22, 2024