Partial Comparability Placement

This training placement is for Specialist International Medical Graduates who have been assessed by the RANZCP as partially comparable.

The placement involves:

two years of workplace-based assessments
a clinical assessment and the Modified Essay Question exam
any gaps identified in training and experience as compared with RANZCP training standards.

This placement is a pathway to Fellowship of the RANZCP.

Your outcome letter

If your application for specialist assessment is found to be partially comparable, you will be notified by letter.

The letter will include a list of detailed training requirements personalised to your existing training and experience.

Starting your placement

You may start the Partial Comparability Placement at any time during the year as there are no cohort or rotation start dates.

Notify College staff of your start date and provide a copy of your AHPRA registration certificate to simgehelp@ranzcp.org.

You have 1 year from the date of your outcome letter to enter the country, obtain registration and start your job and the placement.

Apply in writing to the Committee for Specialist International Medical Graduate Education (CSIMGE) for any extension to your start date.

Comparability status

Once you begin your placement, you are granted 2 years' comparability status to complete the training and assessment requirements for this placement to be eligible for Fellowship of the RANZCP.

Any extensions beyond 2 years are considered on a case-by-case basis by the Committee for Specialist International Medical Graduate Education (CSIMGE). The maximum time on this pathway is four years.

Placement requirements

The minimum training and assessment requirements for this placement are:

4 Observed Clinical Activities (OCAs).
2 Stage 3 IOCAs. Note: Only one Stage 3 IOCA is required if applying for the Clinical Competency Portfolio Review (CCPR) in September 2026.
8 Stage 3 Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs)
- 3 of these EPAs must be from a prescribed EPA list for SIMG candidates.
4 end-of-term In Training Assessment (ITA) reports.
Clinical Competency Assessment – Modified Portfolio Review (CCA-MPR).
Modified Essay Questions (MEQ) Exam.
Psychotherapy – three patients for at least six sessions each (Stage 3 requirement).
Leadership and management training (Stage 3 requirement).
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people/s and or Māori Mental Health information and completion form (previously referred to as 'Indigenous experience').
Any additional gaps in training and experience as identified in your outcome letter.

Your time in this placement is divided into 6 month FTE terms. During each 6-month term, you are required to successfully complete at least one OCA, two EPAs and one ITA in accordance with the requirements for Stage 3 trainees. During your 2 year placement, you need to complete two Stage 3 IOCAs, which can be completed in any of your 6 month FTE terms.

You are required to meet your Fellowship requirements at the end of each 6-month term by completing the full 6 months FTE time at the workplace and by submitting the following assessment forms within 30 days of the end of the 6-month period:

2 confirmation of entrustment forms for each of the 2 EPAs completed
1 OCA form
1 IOCA form (if completed during that term)
1 end-of-term ITA form.

Submitting assessments online

InTrain is an online training administration system for candidates, which allows you to apply for and submit assessments online.

If you have recently transitioned to InTrain, you must notify the SIMGE team of your placement details for each rotation before you can submit ITAs, EPAs, WBAs and OCAs and IOCAs using InTrain.

Email partial@ranzcp.org with the following details: