Selection of trainees
After you apply to join the Fellowship Training Program, you will proceed through a selection process.
The selection panel will consider:
- whether you meet essential criteria
- your CV and academic record
- recommendations from your referees
- your responses to questions at an interview.
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.
Documents supporting your application
Your application will be reviewed to ensure you meet the essential criteria and that you have the correct supporting documents.
Interview
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.
Referee contact
Your referees will be contacted to understand your work experience and aptitude.
Successful applicants
Submit a completed Application to Register form [PDF; 123 KB]
The College will then contact you to complete a training agreement and pay your fees.
What to do if you are unsuccessful
Reapply
There is no limit to the number of attempts to join the Fellowship Training Program.
Request a review
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
Contact your local training program or email traininghelp@ranzcp.org