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About the Fellowship Program
The Fellowship Program is a postgraduate medical course for doctors. On successful completion of the program you are eligible to become a Fellow of the RANZCP (FRANZCP).
This qualification allows you to practise independently as consultant psychiatrist in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand.
The program takes a minimum of 5 years and is made up of:
- rotations in hospitals and clinics
- workplace assessments
- clinical and written exams and longer research projects
- completion of a formal education course.
During training you will work as a registrar in a hospital or other setting under the supervision of an experienced psychiatrist.
To apply to the training program, you must be a qualified medical practitioner with at least 24 months of clinical experience.
More information about entry requirements
