Psychiatry Specialty Profile

Psychiatry Training Program

Training Program

Training and assessment is supervised by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists A comprehensive overview of the training program is available in the Regulations for Training and Assessment Handbook on the college website.... more

Application process

Applicants generally need to have completed at least 2 years postgraduate training prior to applying for the program. An application form is to be completed and submitted to the college, along with payment of an application fee. Further information about... more

Length of Training

Total training time is 5 years full time or equivalent, comprising 3 years of basic training and 2 years of advanced training.... more

Cost of Training

Initial Registration Fee $210.00 Basic and Advanced Training Annual Fee - Full time $880.00 Annual Fee - part time (=0.5 FTE over a training year) $680.00 Written examination $1,950.00 Clinical examination $2,550.00 Costs as at 11/06. Costs of training may... more

Availability/Competition for training positions

There continue to be trainee vacancies nationally with ongoing difficulties attracting trainees. Thus training positions are likely to be readily available.... more

Flexibility in Training

Part time training is available at a minimum 50% workload. Training interruption is also possible, and a “break in training” fee is required, with a total training duration of not more than 8 years.... more

Psychiatry Workplace