Join the FPM Pain Medicine Training Program

Training in pain medicine is a post-specialisation program that requires applicants to have either completed or be training towards a primary specialist medical qualification. The list of approved qualifications can be found in by-law 3.1.3.

For trainees with an overseas primary specialist qualification, a letter or certified copy from an equivalent Australian or New Zealand specialist college attesting to the comparability of the overseas primary qualification is required to be submitted alongside your training application.

Before applying to join the training program, we encourage applicants to take a look at our accredited training sites page. The listed training sites are accredited for training in the core training stage year. 

Doctors must apply to join the training program before commencing their training position.

For any questions on the application process please contact the faculty team via [email protected] or on +61 3 8517 5337.

Fill out the application form, ensuring you provide all required supporting documents. You will then receive a payment link for the non-refundable application fee and annual training fee. With your application for training, you need to provide the following supporting documentation:

• A certified copy of the identity page of a current passport or drivers’ licence.
• A certified copy of the diploma for the primary medical qualification.
• A certified copy of the diploma for the primary specialist qualification or a letter from the primary college certifying the applicant is a current trainee having completed three years of training and not subject to any formal remediation review process.
• For trainees with an overseas primary specialist qualification, a letter or certified copy from an equivalent Australian or New Zealand specialist college attesting to the comparability of the overseas primary qualification.
• Evidence of medical registration.
• A declaration authorising the faculty to access and to retain all information necessary for training purposes.
• The training agreement.

The following information must be written on the certified copy:

• Certified true copy of original document.
• Date of certification.
• Signature of certifier.
• Name and position of the certifier.

Equivalent authority – justice of the peace or equivalent (where relevant for other countries).

If you have completed specialist pain medicine training overseas or are seeking short-term training opportunities, please visit the Specialist International Medical Graduates page for more information.

There is provision to apply for prior clinical experience gained in a faculty accredited unit or a multidisciplinary unit with regular workplace-based progressive feedback equivalent to that in the FPM training program. Details can be found in section 2.6 of the Training Handbook. 

Applications for recognition of prior experience (RPE) can be made via the FPM training program ePortfolio. RPE applications need to be submitted prior to submitting the Practice Development Stage proposal.