How to apply

Applications to the RANZCP Fellowship Training Program are managed by Branch Training Committees located in each Australian state and territory, and New Zealand.

Information for each area is provided below. You may apply to more than one program if you wish.

Before you apply, ensure that you meet current entry requirements
If you are an international psychiatrist and have completed the highest psychiatry qualification available in your home country, you can apply directly to the College for a specialist assessment, or investigate other pathways to practicing in Australia and New Zealand.

Australia

Australian Capital Territory

Applications are currently closed, visit Psychiatry Careers - Canberra Health Services for information on the ACT training program.

Updated December 2024

New South Wales

Application dates for the RANZCP Fellowship Program to commence in February 2026 are to be confirmed. Note: the dates will be aligned to the annual NSW Health Junior Medical Officers Recruitment campaign.

For enquiries contact: David.Gallagher@ranzcp.org cc: Linda.Young@ranzcp.org

Updated February 2025

Northern Territory

The Northern Territory (NT) features two primary training sites located in the Top End and Central Australia: Darwin (Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals) and Alice Springs (The Alice Springs Hospital). Both sites provide exceptional opportunities to gain experience in Aboriginal and Transcultural Psychiatry, Remote and Rural Psychiatry, and the chance to work in remote communities across the NT.

Training rotations include diverse experiences such as Acute Adult Inpatient, Adult Community Mental Health, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, Remote Outreach, Child and Youth Community, Child and Youth Inpatient experience, Addiction Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Emergency Psychiatry including Crisis Assessment Mental Health Teams, Perinatal Psychiatry, and GP Liaison Psychiatry.

The NT offers training opportunities that support all stages of training (Stage 1, Stage 2, and Stage 3) as well as Advanced Certificates in various sub-specialties, including Forensics, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, and Adult Psychiatry.

Prospective trainees are invited to have informal discussions with one of the Directors of Training in either the Top End or Central region, as well as with local psychiatrists.

We conduct interviews that serve both as a selection process for our accredited training positions and for the NT training program.

Please send your cover letter and CV to our central intake at ranzcptrainingnt.doh@nt.gov.au for consideration for intake and rotations. Rotations begin in February (Rotation 1) and August (Rotation 2). Intake outside of these periods can be accommodated on a case-by-case basis.

Updated December 2024

Queensland

August 2025 Intake open for Applications.

Please visit Queensland Health for employment information.

For more information on applications to join the Qld Training Program please contact PGT.PAH@health.qld.gov.au

Updated March 2025

South Australia

Applications are currently closed. Contact health.sapbtcadministration@sa.gov.au for more information on the application process and timelines.

Updated November 2024

Tasmania

Applications for the Tasmanian Psychiatry Training Program for 2025 have closed. For more information, contact Robert Bell robert.bell@health.tas.gov.au or tas.ranzcp.training@ths.tas.gov.au

Updated November 2024

Victoria

Applications for the 2025 training year have closed. Visit First Year Psychiatry Training Match - PMCV for more information.

To be registered to commence training in Victoria, you need to be selected by the VPTC selection committee of the RANZCP and matched to an accredited training position at a Victorian Health Service.

Applicants need to apply to each Health Service they wish to train at:

Services advertise first year registrar positions generally from May each year.
Apply to the Victorian Psychiatry Training Committee (VPTC) via the Post Graduate Medical Council of Victoria (PMCV).

The PMCV matches the preferences of the applicants with the preferences of the Health Services, based on their interviews.

Candidates who are selected and matched to a training position are required to accept this within a 48-hour period.

Any selected applicants who have not secured a training position are informed of any vacant training positions and negotiate with those services to secure a position.

Anyone looking to apply to enter training for 2026, please contact vptc.administration@austin.org.au. to be added to a distribution list to be sent the updated application pack when it is released in 2025.

Updated September 2024

Western Australia

Applications for the 2026 Intake will open in May/June 2025 on MedCareersWA website and close within a month. Check WAMPT intranet page (accessible via WA Health computers only) for application timeline as it becomes available.

Prior to application opening, WAMPT will be holding Intake Information Seminars to provide information on RANZCP-regulated psychiatry training, our local program and how to apply. Each seminar will conclude with a brief Q&A session.

Venue: Seminar Room 2, Gascoyne House, Graylands Hospital. Near corner of John XXIII Avenue and Mooro Drive, Mount Claremont WA 6010

Dates & Times:

Friday 21st March 2025, 1430—1600 hours, RSVP by 18/03/25
Friday 11th April 2025, 1430—1600 hours, RSVP by 08/04/25
Friday 2nd May 2025, 1430—1600 hours, RSVP by 29/04/25
Friday 23rd May 2025, 1430—1600 hours, RSVP by 20/05/25

To Register:

Attendance is by RSVP only. Please register your interest by emailing Van

Nguyen via MetroPsychTraining@health.wa.gov.au

Updated March 2025

Aotearoa New Zealand

All regions

Applicants are encouraged to contact their local Director of Training (DoT) for the programme(s) they are applying to.

Applications open
NZ and International	Friday 10 May 2024
Closing dates (allow 4 weeks)
Registrars / SHOs	Monday 10 June 2024
Offers made (allow 10-12 weeks)
Registrars and designated SHO positions	Monday 19 August 2024
House Officers (PGY2+)	Monday 2 September 2024
Acceptances (allow 1 week)
Registrars and designated SHO positions	Monday 26 August 2024
House Officers (PGY2+)	Monday 9 September 2024
Training year start date (allow 17-21 weeks)
House Officers	Monday 13 January 2025
Registrars	Monday 27 January 2025

General information and required documents

Your local program will provide an application form and information on closing dates.

You may also be asked to supply some or all of the following documents:

Curriculum Vitae

A current CV including all medical experience and details of past psychiatry training posts.

Academic record

A full academic record from the university where you completed your medical degree, including a certified copy of your degree (with a version translated into English if necessary).

Evidence of medical registration

A current Certificate of Registration Status or Letter/Certificate of Good Standing showing current registration from the relevant Medical Board, dated within the last three months.

If your registration has restrictions, conditions or limitations, the RANZCP requires full disclosure of the conditions, which will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Written statement

A brief statement of about 300 words explaining why you wish to train as a psychiatrist.

If you are already well progressed in psychiatry training, explain the aspects of psychiatry you are most interested in and your career plans in psychiatry.

Recommendations from referees

A statement of work performance from each hospital / training scheme or practice you have been employed at in the last 24 months (if applicable). You also need to provide contact details for 3 referees.

After you apply

After your application is received, you will proceed through the trainee selection process.