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Specialist Training Program

The Specialist Training Program (STP) is an Australian Government initiative that helps to fund accredited specialist training rotations in settings beyond traditional public teaching hospitals.

The program aims to increase the number of doctors progressing to fellowship as specialists by:

Increasing the capacity of the health workforce to train specialists.
Providing specialists with training that matches demand and reflects the way health services are delivered.
Developing networked specialist-training arrangements, which are:

An integrated series of accredited training sites focused on health care, through which trainees may rotate in the pursuit of specialist qualification.
Based on health-service delivery requirements of a region with the education potential of training sites matched to the health-service delivery potential inherent in increased availability of a specialist trainee workforce.

ANZCA has been funded to manage the Specialist Training Program and the associated contracts for training posts in anaesthesia, pain medicine and intensive care on behalf of the College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM) for 2012 and 2013.

Further information on the STP processes can be found in the Guide to the STP Program.

Rural Support Loading - APPLICATIONS CLOSE MAY 25

The Specialist Training Program (STP) is a national, rural focused program that acknowledges the costs associated with specialist medical training. Eligible settings can apply for rural support loading funding to assist with the costs of supporting specialist-training posts in rural settings. The program offers grants of up to $20,000 (ex GST) pro rata full-time equivalent (FTE) per year.

Applications for funding will be assessed by the following criteria:

Distance and remoteness of settings.
Access constraints to infrastructure technology.
Ensuring provision of sustainable facilities.
Providing value for money.

Apply for the 2012 academic year directly to ANZCA by completing an application form to be returned via email to stp@anzca.edu.au. Applications will be assessed using a competitive process against the selection criteria. The application round for rural loading closes on May 25, 2012.