
Australian trainees are required to have their online application approved by their DPE. The DPE’s approval is subject to local selection processes, training capacity and/or performance of the prospective trainee.

Changes to the Basic Training Program could substantially impact trainees and an extended notice period is applied before changes are implemented. Requirements are published and communicated accordingly.īasic Training Curricula Renewal will result in the revision of requirements. Overseeing committees evaluate Basic Training Program requirements every year to ensure that they’re in line with educational best practice.

See announced interim changes to program requirements due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Learning occurs primarily in the workplace, supported and supervised by consultants and peers. This program includes a broad exposure to a comprehensive range of discipline areas that can be further developed during a subsequent Advanced Training program. Basic Training in Adult Internal Medicine is the start of the minimum 6-year training program to become a Physician.
