Entry Requirements

• Completion of Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) Basic Physician Training, including passing the Divisional Written and Clinical Examinations 
• Must hold a current medical registration and have an appointment to an appropriate Advanced Training position at a suitable site. General medical registration 
• You can also apply after obtaining Fellowship of a medical college.  

• Refer to the Royal Australasian College of Physicians for further information in relation to selection into the training program 

Total Training Time

Total: 3 years (full-time)

• 6 months (equivalent) of reproductive health training 
• 6 months (equivalent) of HIV medicine training 
• 9 months minimum of female sexual health training 
• 9 months minimum of male sexual health training 
• 6 months of elective training (optional) 
• 1 x Advanced Training Research Project (trainees who commenced in 2017 onwards) 
• 1 x Sexual Health Medicine Research Project (trainees who commenced before 2017) 
• 1 x AChSHM Exit Assessment  
• 1 x HIV medicine logbook 
• 1 x Reproductive health logbook 
• 1 x Logbook for any 6-month elective undertaken (recommended) 
• Australian Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori Cultural Competence and Cultural Safety online course (trainees who commenced 2023 onwards)  
• Formal study requirements: 
  • Fertility regulation
  • Epidemiology
  • HIV medicine
  • Laboratory methods 

How to Apply

New Trainees:  

Submit an Application for Entry (DOC) and an Application for Prospective Approval (DOC) via email to SHMedTraining@racp.edu.au 

Current Trainees:  

Australian Trainees can complete their registration online with their current log in details. If online registration is closed, they can apply as per above.  

Application Deadline

15 February | first half or whole of the current year 

31 August | send half of the current year  

Frequently Asked Questions