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.

The application form lists the supporting documents that need to be submitted with the application form. 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 listed within. You will then receive a payment link for the application fee.

When submitting the application for the FPM training form, please provide the following supporting documentation to enable your application to be processed:

• Certified copy* (in English) of your qualifying medical degree showing date of graduation.
• Certified copy* (in English) of your primary specialist qualification showing date of graduation or 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.
• Certified copy* of your birth certificate or identity page of your current passport.
• Certified copy* of your current medical registration.
• If applicable, please attach a copy of your marriage certificate, change of name note or your medical registration indicating a change of name.

*If you are submitting a photocopy of an original document, it must be certified by Justice of the Peace (or equivalent official if outside Australia)

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 feedback equivalent to that in the FPM training program. Details can be found in section 3.6 of the Training Handbook. 

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

These workplace-based feedback forms can be used as part of an application for recognition of prior experience:

• Clinical Skills (CS) form
• Management Plan (MP) form
• Case-based Discussion (CbD) form