Overview
The national specialist pathway to FRACP in adult cardiology: 36 months FTE of supervised core training in RACP-accredited settings with work-based learning and assessment; a new curriculum applies to trainees starting from 2024.
The programme
- Training type
- Specialist training programme
- Duration
- 3 years (36 months FTE)
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- Leads to Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Completion of RACP Basic Training including Written and Clinical Examinations, current medical registration, and appointment to an appropriate Advanced Training position.
- International applicants
- Not stated on official page
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Current medical registration (Medical Board of Australia)
How to apply
- Deadline
- Registration deadlines 28 February (first half/whole year) and 31 August (second half); late applications considered up to 1 month after
- Application method
- Secure an accredited training position (RACP does not recruit), then register online with RACP each year or email the application form to cardiology@racp.edu.au.
Funding
- Funding
- Trainees are employed by their training hospitals; standard RACP annual fees apply.
Official sources
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