Selection of trainees

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After you apply to join the Fellowship Training Program, you will proceed through a selection process.

The selection panel will consider:

This process will vary between training zones. This page provides general information.

Essential criteria

To be selected to the program you need to have:

a medical degree
in Australia if you have completed medical training after 2023, the NFPMT Certificate of Completion
at least two years of full-time general medical training after medical school for applicants commencing in 2025
current, general or specialist registration as a medical practitioner in Australia or current registration within general, provisional general or vocational scope of practice in New Zealand
doctors in Aotearoa New Zealand must hold general medical registration without endorsement
a job offer for an accredited training post.

Your application will be reviewed to ensure you meet the essential criteria and that you have the correct supporting documents.

Selected applicants will proceed to an interview.

You will be interviewed by a panel of experienced psychiatrists, who will ask questions to determine your:

suitability to join the Fellowship program
ability to complete the Fellowship program in the allocated time
potential to provide a high standard of psychiatric care to patients in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand.

Your referees will be contacted to understand your work experience and aptitude.

The College will then contact you to complete a training agreement and pay your fees.

There is no limit to the number of attempts to join the Fellowship Training Program.

You have the right to request a review of the decision. Any request for review or appeal must follow the formal RANZCP Appeals Process.

Contact your local training program or email training@ranzcp.org.