Pain medicine training sites
We've accredited more than 40 multidisciplinary pain management units (training units) in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and Singapore to provide approved pain medicine training during the core training stage of our program.
Units are accredited either as a level 1 or level 2 unit as defined in by-law 19.
Supervision of training
All accredited training units have an appointed supervisor of training (SOT). They will always be a faculty fellow. Their key roles are:
- Overseeing each trainee’s clinical performance and workplace-based assessments.
- Performing in-training assessments and training stage reviews throughout the core training stage.
- Providing a primary point of contact between the faculty; the training unit; and the trainees.
Use the tables below to find out who the SOT is at any accredited training unit.
Australian Capital Territory
| Training unit |
Level |
Pain unit director |
Supervisor(s) of training |
| Canberra Hospital |
Level 1 |
Dr Romil Jain |
Dr Geoff Speldewinde
Dr AnandhiRangaswamy |
New South Wales
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
| Training unit |
Level |
Pain unit director |
Supervisor(s) of training |
| Royal Hobart Hospital |
Level 1 |
Dr Hilton Francis |
Dr Gurbir Kaur
Dr Mike Thomas |
Victoria
Western Australia
New Zealand
Hong Kong
Singapore
| Training unit |
Level |
Pain unit director |
Supervisor(s) of training |
| Singapore General Hospital |
Level 1 |
Dr Kian-Hian Tan |
Dr Michelle Tan |
Apply to be an accredited training unit
Our specialised reviewers assess each unit's ability to deliver our training program to the highest standard, according to the requirements in by-law 19 and the accompanying FPM accreditation handbook. Accreditation is based on information provided by the unit, coupled with an onsite visit by two reviewers.
The Training Unit Accreditation Committee (TUAC) oversees this process and makes recommendations based on reviewers’ reports.
Units wishing to apply for accreditation should submit the below datasheet to the faculty office.
Multidisciplinary training unit datasheet
Pre-approval of units for the practice development stage
Pre-approval allows units that aren't accredited for training during the core training stage to effectively advertise available positions, and assures trainees that the position will be supported for their practice development stage (PDS).
Find more information in our guidelines for units seeking pre-approval to train a practice development stage trainee.
Practice development stage pre-approval guidelines