Entry Requirements

RACP  

• Completion of Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) Basic Physician Training, including the RACP written and clinical examinations 
• A current medical registration  

• Employment in an appropriate Advanced Training position  

RANZCR 

• Successful completion of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists Part 2 Examination 
• A current medical registration  
• Employment in an appropriate Advanced Training position  
• A minimum of 4 years of accredited radiology training  
• Completed all system focused training and work-based assessment requirements including research (trainees must submit RANZCR certification confirming completion of this requirement)  

Total Training Time

Total: RACP: 3 years (full-time) | RANZCR: 2 years (full-time)

RACP  

• 24 months of core training­­­­ 
• 12 months of non-core training 
• 1 x Advanced Training Research Project (trainees who commenced in 2018 onwards, option for trainees who commenced before 2018) 
• 1 x Nuclear Medicine Research Project (trainees who commenced before 2018) 
• Australian Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori Cultural Competence and Cultural Safety online course (trainees who commenced in 2023 onwards) 
• Basic Science Course 

• Bone Densitometry Training 
• Cardiac Cases Logbook (trainees who commenced in 2023 onwards) 
• Cross-sectional Anatomy Training 
• Continuous Assessment Program 
• Developmental and Psychosocial Training (Paediatric & Child Health trainees only) 
• Paediatric Training 
• Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Training 
• Radionuclide Therapy Training (trainees who commenced in 2019 onwards) 

RANZCR

• 1 x Advanced Training Research Project* (trainees who commenced in 2018 onwards, option for trainees who commenced before 2018) 
• 1 x Nuclear Medicine Research Project (option for trainees who commenced before 2018) 
• Australian Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori Cultural Competence and Cultural Safety online course (trainees who commenced in 2023 onwards)  
• Basic Science Course 
• Bone Densitometry Training 
• Cardiac Cases Logbook (trainees who commenced in 2023 onwards) 
• Continuous Assessment Program 
• Paediatric Training 
• Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Training 
• Radionuclide Therapy Training (trainees who commenced in 2019 onwards)

How to Apply

Applications will first need to complete Basic Physician training and can apply through the Queensland Basic Physician Training (Adult Medicine Network). 

Trainees will also need to apply online through the RACP Website.

Application Deadline

15 February | first half or whole of the current year 

31 August | second half of the current year 

Frequently Asked Questions