Entry Requirements

• General medical registration
• Completion of 52 weeks of prevocational medical education and training (PMET)
• Citizen of Australia or New Zealand, or a permanent resident of Australia
• Registered to practice with the Medical Board of Australia with general registration  without restrictions or undertaking which would prevent you performing the duties of an anaesthetic registrar
• Registered or eligible for registration with Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA)
• Be free of chemical dependence and other health related conditions conditions preventing the applicant performing the duties of an Anaesthetic Registrar
• Refer to the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists for further information on selection and/or eligibility
• Note, if applicant is not registered with AHPRA or MCNZ, additional documentation is required. Documentation must be certified copies of:

• The identity page of the applicant’s passport or birth certificate
• The applicant’s primary medical qualification.
• The applicant’s certificate of current medical registration.

Total Training Time

Total: 5 years (full-time)

•  6 months (26 weeks*, full-time) introductory training (IT)
• 18 months (78 weeks*, full-time) basic training (BT)
• 24 months (104 weeks*, full-time) advanced training (AT)
• 12 months (52 weeks*, full-time) provisional fellowship training (PFT)

* Includes leave

How To Apply

In Queensland, there are four accredited rotations. These are overseen by the Queensland Anaesthetic Rotational Training Scheme (QARTS, pronounced ‘quartz’)

QARTS is a sponsored body providing advice to employing organisations, and administers the selection and placement of training registrars in anaesthesia throughout Queensland, in conjunction with Queensland Health and the Directors of Anaesthesia Group in accredited training hospitals.

The hospitals accepting applications in our region are within the Northern rotation: Townsville University Hospital, Cairns Hospital and Mackay Base Hospital. 

Applications for QARTS are made via the Queensland Health RMO Campaign.

For more information on application details, recruitment dates and eligibility, please see the QARTS page on the Queensland Health website.

If you’re a Specialist International Medical Graduate and hold a 'Report 1,' don’t apply to QARTS. Instead, contact the hospital department Directors or SOTs directly.

Step By Step Educational Path

The ANZCA training program is divided into four periods: introductory, basic, advanced and provisional fellowship training. During the first three of these training periods the ANZCA Clinical Fundamentals are defined in the core study units. These core study units are constructed to develop core capabilities, providing the foundation for specialised practice during provisional fellowship training. Each core study unit is designed to develop a trainee’s competence toward a consultant level of practice.

Basic Training

• Miniumum of 78 weeks (including a maximum of 16 weeks leave for introductory training and basic training).
• Progress in the clinical fundamentals such that the trainee is able to assess and optimise patients with common medical conditions, recognise and initiate engagement of common crises, utilise diverse airway management techniques and ventilation strategies, mange acute pain, and perform spinal and epidural blocks supports this goal.

Advanced Training

• Minimum of 104 weeks (including maximum of 16 weeks leave). The primary goal of advanced training is for the trainee to anaesthetise safely ASA 1-4 patients having complex procedures with distant supervision
• Progress in the clinical fundamentals such that the trainee is able to assess and optimise patients with significant co-morbidities, manage perioperative crises, resuscitation and trauma, utilise advanced airway management techniques and ventilation strategies, manage complex acute pain, and perform challenging spinal, epidural and other regional blocks supports this goal.
• The trainee will be able to assume a leadership role in multidisciplinary teams when required, and demonstrate a commitment to the safe and ethical care of patients and others in the dynamic and complex environments in which they work.

Provisional fellowship trianing

• Minimum of 52 weeks (including a maximum of eight weeks leave)
• During provisional fellowship training Fellows will continue to develop across all ANZCA Roles in Practice, refining their capability to provide quality patient care. The primary goal of this training period is for trainees to demonstrate maturity in identifying and anticipating their learning needs and seeking appropriate opportunities to enhance their abilities, acknowledging their ongoing personal responsibility to maintain and improve their practice. Upon completion of this training period, Trainees are expected to demonstrate efficient and effective work practice at a consultant level, exhibiting broader leadership skills and a commitment to upholding the ethical and professional standards of the specialty.

Refer to ANZCA Anaesthesia training program and the ANZCA Handbook for Training for more detailed information. 

Application Deadline

Key dates for application submission, assessment and selection rounds are available on the Queensland Health Recruitment Campaign website for application through the RMO campaign.

Frequently Asked Questions