Fellowship

Upon completing all requirements of the ANZCA training program, medical practitioners may apply for fellowship of the College.  Trainees admitted to fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists shall be entitled to place FANZCA after their names.

Most trainees obtain their fellowship by examination, however there are three ways to become a Fellow. Further details can be found in Regulation 6.

1. Fellowship by examination.
2. Fellowship by election.
3. Honorary fellowship.
   
   

Admission to fellowship by examination

Trainees who have completed the training and examination requirements described in Regulation 6.5 (and summarised below) can apply to the ANZCA Council for admission to fellowship.

Applications for admission to fellowship are considered at scheduled council meetings or by electronic voting between meetings. All training requirements must have been completed by the date the application goes to council for voting. Application deadlines and expected admission dates for the next few months are as follows.

Fellowship applications can be submitted up to four weeks before the anticipated completion date for all training requirements, provided there is a formal statement from the supervisor of training (an email with the subject name "Fellowship" sent to training@anzca.edu.au is acceptable) confirming that the trainee will remain in the post until the stated final date.

Under no circumstances should applications be submitted any earlier than four weeks prior to the anticipated date of completion of training requirements as the final documentation cannot validly be signed off by the trainee and supervisor of training. Earlier submissions cannot be processed.

Leave can be taken during those four weeks, but such leave should be advised to the College along with the fellowship application. Total leave during advanced training must remain within the maximum permitted (24 weeks) if advanced training is not to be prolonged beyond 156 weeks.

Please send completed Application for Admission to Fellowship by Training and Examination Form to:

The CEO, c/o Records Management Unit, ANZCA,
PO Box 6095, St Kilda Road Central VIC 8008, AUSTRALIA.

Should you require further information, please contact the Fellowship Officer on +61 3 9510 6299 or email:training@anzca.edu

Documentation required for fellowship

Trainees must have submitted documented evidence of the completion of each of the various training program components.  You can check which documents have been received by the College using the online trainee profile.

In the course of a five-year training program, trainees must have completed the following:

• Completed basic and advancing training requirements with:
• A minimum of 143 weeks of clinical anaesthesia.
• A minimum of 13 weeks of compulsory (core) intensive-care medicine (Regulation 15.5.2.2 ).
• A further 104 weeks in any combination of: (Regulation 15.5.2.3 ).
  
  • Clinical anaesthesia.
  • Intensive care medicine.
  • Neonatal intensive care.
  • Pain medicine.
  • Clinical medicine.
  • Emergency medicine
  • A formal research program of at least 26 weeks duration.
  • Any other relevant training experience.

• Paid all annual training fees.
• Completed all 12 modules.
• Completed the Effective Management of Anaesthetic Crises (EMAC) or Emergency Management of Severe Trauma (EMST) course or equivalent.
  
  

Other matters

Trainees in their final year who have paid five full fees and whose fellowship application is received within two months of the due date of the annual training fee will not be required to pay the annual training fee.

• March 31 for trainees in Australia and New Zealand.
• August 31 for trainees in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.

Once an application has been approved by the ANZCA Council, the medical practitioner will receive a letter from the ANZCA president, together with a Provisional Certificate of Fellowship. A diploma will be sent within three months of the date the council approved the application.

For Australian citizens and permanent residents of Australia, the College will notify Medicare Australia of your new fellowship and role as a specialist anaesthetist. Temporary residents, including New Zealand citizens will need to make a written application to Medicare Australia.  The appropriate form is available on Medicare Australia’s website: www.medicareaustralia.gov.au.