There is always crossover both ways between ANZCA trainees deciding to go into rural generalist practice and practising as rural generalist anaesthetists and some rural generalist anaesthetists that decide to go across into ANZCA training. For those that are currently training as rural generalist anaesthetists or complete the diploma of rural generalist anaesthesia and then decide that they want to go on to anaesthesia training, they will need to apply though the regular RPL process available to all ANZCA trainees and potential trainees.
It is not the intention of the Diploma of Rural Generalist Anaesthesia (DipRGA) that it becomes a pathway for ANZCA training. The purpose of the DipRGA is to provide advanced skills in anaesthesia training to rural GPs.
Similarly, for ANZCA trainees who decide that they no longer want to complete the anaesthesia training and want to transition into the DipRGA and provide rural anaesthesia, there will be some recognition of prior learning in accordance with the DipRGA recognition of prior learning and experience requirements.