FPM ePortfolio
FPM trainees should maintain an ePortfolio of assessments and training records that track their progression through the FPM training program.
My ePortfolio ePortfolio FAQs
From 6 February 2023, an ePortfolio to support the pain medicine training program will be introduced. The ePortfolio will replace the paper versions of training forms with paper forms available on this page no longer being accepted after 20 February 2023.
Workplace-based feedback forms are now available to be completed in the FPM training program ePortfolio. Clinical case studies, multi-source feedback and workplace-based feedback forms should now be submitted via the FPM training program ePortfolio.
In-training assessment (ITA)
You must submit an in-training assessment within 10 working days of completing each quarter.
ITA due dates
In-training assessment (ITA) due dates for Australian trainees
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Quarter
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ITA period
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Submit by:
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Quarter 1
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3 February 2020 - 3 May 2020
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15 May 2020
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Quarter 2
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4 May 2020 - 2 August 2020
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14 August 2020
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Quarter 3
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3 August 2020 - 1 November 2020
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13 November 2020
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Quarter 4
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2 November 2020 - 31 January 2021
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12 February 2021
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ITA due dates for New Zealand trainees
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Quarter
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ITA period
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Submit by:
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Quarter 1
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9 December 2019 - 8 March 2020
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20 March 2020
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Quarter 2
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9 March 2020 - 7 June 2020
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19 June 2020
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Quarter 3
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8 June 2020 - 6 September 2020
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18 September 2020
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Quarter 4
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7 September 2020 - 6 December 2020
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18 December 2020
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Training stage reviews
At the end of your core training stage and practice development stage, you must complete and submit a training stage review.
Practice development stage proposal
At least eight weeks before you plan to start the practice development stage (PDS), please submit a PDS proposal. The proposal must be approved by our Director of Professional Affairs FPM Education before you can start your practice development stage.
If you're considering having a clinical research project accredited towards your practice development stage, please read the research guidance in the training handbook carefully. Your research project needs to be directly related to clinical pain medicine.
You'll need to submit your letter of offer, position description and a weekly session plan for each placement, along with the forms below: