Our culture

Find out why we're a recognised world leader in training, education, research, and setting clinical standards for our specialties; what we're doing to foster safe and high quality patient care; and why we're committed to creating an inclusive, equitable, and respectful college culture.

Our purpose, vision, and strategic plan

Our purpose and vision for the college inform our strategic plan, which guides our college-wide business activity.

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Recognising excellence

Our awards, prizes and medals recognise achievements in areas such as the advancement and promotion of specialist medicine; exam performance; clinical research; education; and pastoral care.

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Doctors' health and wellbeing

Find out what we're doing to support our doctors' health and wellbeing, and the services and resources available to our fellows, trainees, specialist international medical graduates and immediate family members.

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Supporting a sustainable workforce

Find out how we're working with national and state governments to ensure every patient has access to safe, high-quality, and culturally competent care.

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Inclusion and diversity

Find out what we're doing to advocate for - and improve - inclusion and diversity in all areas of anaesthesia and pain medicine practice.

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Member satisfaction surveys

We regularly invite our fellows and trainees to provide formal feedback on a range of college activities so we can continue to improve. The results and associated action plans are published here.

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Join our team

We're building a diverse and vibrant workforce and we want to attract the best people. Find out what a career with the college can offer you, and explore current job vacancies around Australia and New Zealand.

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Indigenous health

Find out what we're doing to address the inequities in health outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand; increase the number of Aboriginal Australians, Torres Strait Islanders, and Māori practicing specialist anaesthesia and pain medicine; and...

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Global health

We're committed to improving education and training capacity in anaesthesia and pain medicine in response to the needs expressed by low- and middle-income countries.

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Environmental sustainability

The healthcare sector is highly interconnected with activities that emit pollution to air, water and soils, resulting in a significant ecological footprint and contribution to anthropogenic climate change.

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Te Whare Tohu o Te Hau Whakaora

Find out why the college has a te reo Māori name; what it means; how it was developed; and how to pronounce it.

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Corporate policies

Corporate policies guide the activities of our staff, fellows, trainees and community representatives.

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Last updated 14:02 24.02.2023