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 |
Accreditation due date |
| Canberra Hospital |
Level 1 |
Dr Anandhi Rangaswamy |
|
1 September 2022 |
New South Wales
| Training unit |
Level |
Pain unit director |
Supervisor(s) of training |
Accreditation due date |
| Concord Repatriation General Hospital |
Level 1 |
Dr Winnie Hong |
Dr Tze Chow Chow |
8 November 2021 |
|
Hunter Integrated Pain Service
Satellite sites:
Hamilton Day Surgery Centre
|
Level 1 |
Dr Chris Hayes |
Dr Andrew Powell
Dr Hema Rajappa |
30 June 2021 |
| Hunter Pain Clinic |
Level 2 |
Dr Marc Russo |
Dr Willem Volschenk |
7 November 2023 |
| Liverpool Hospital |
Level 1 |
Dr Renata Bazina |
Dr David Manohar |
12 June 2023 |
Prince of Wales Hospital /
Sydney Children's Hospital |
Level 1 and Procedures endorsed unit |
Dr Kok Eng Khor |
Dr Teik Tay
Dr Kok Eng Khor (Supervisor of the Supervised Clinical Experience Pathway)
|
10 August 2021 |
| Royal North Shore Hospital |
Level 1 |
Dr Rebecca Martin |
Dr Paul Wrigley |
8 May 2022 |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital |
Level 1 |
Dr Stephen Gibson |
Dr Timothy Brake |
29 June 2021 |
|
The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Satellite sites:
Royal North Shore Hospital
|
Level 1 |
Assoc Prof John Collins |
Dr Michael Cooper |
15 September 2025 |
|
Sydney Spine and Pain
Satellite sites:
Prince of Wales Private Hospital
St Vincent's Private Hospital
Waratah Private Hospital
St George Private Hospital
|
Level 1 and Procedure endorsed unit |
Dr James Yu |
Dr Sachin Shetty
Dr James Yu (Supervisor of the Supervised Clinical Experience Pathway) |
2 October 2020 |
| Westmead Hospital |
Level 1 |
Dr Alister Ramachandran |
Dr Preshanthy Rajeepan
Dr Andrew Singer
|
|
| St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney |
Level 1 |
Assoc Prof Steven Faux |
Dr Clive Sun |
3 October 2020 |
|
Sydney Pain Management Centre
Satellite sites:
Sydney Adventist Hospital
Campbelltown Private Hospital
Northern Haematology & Oncology Group
|
Level 1 |
Dr Vahid Mohabbati |
Dr Michael Carroll
Dr Antony Kodsi |
29 November 2023 |
Queensland
South Australia
| Training unit |
Level |
Pain unit director |
Supervisor(s) of training |
Accreditation due date |
| Flinders Medical Centre |
Level 1 |
Dr Porhan Kang |
Dr Jonathan Chan |
9 March 2025 |
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Satellite sites:
Royal Adelaide Hospital |
Level 1 |
Dr Tim Semple |
Dr Irina Hollington |
5 March 2023 |
Tasmania
| Training unit |
Level |
Pain unit director |
Supervisor(s) of training |
Accreditation concludes on |
| Royal Hobart Hospital |
Level 1 |
Dr Hilton Francis |
Dr Nina Loughman |
30 January 2022 |
Victoria
| Training unit |
Level |
Pain unit director |
Supervisor(s) of training |
Accreditation due date |
Alfred Health Pain Services: Caulfield Pain Management & Research Centre
Satellite sites:
Caulfield Hospital |
Level 1 |
Assoc Prof Carolyn Arnold |
Dr Kerry McLaughlin |
29 March 2026 |
| Austin Health |
Level 1 |
Dr Ilonka Meyer |
Dr Esther Dube
Dr Stiofan O'Conghaile
|
15 September 2021 |
| Geelong Hospital |
Level 1 |
Dr Louise Brennan |
Dr Richard Talbot |
23 July 2021 |
Melbourne Pain Group
Satellite sites:
Glenferrie Private Hospital
Mulgrave Private Hospital
Dorset Specialist Centre |
Level 2 |
Dr Andrew Muir |
Dr Clayton Thomas |
11 February 2024 |
Pain Matrix Geelong
Satellite sites:
Pain Matrix Eastern |
Level 1 and Procedures endorsed unit |
Dr Diarmuid McCoy |
Dr Brett Chandler
Dr Diarmuid McCoy (Supervisor of the Supervised Clinical Experience Pathway) |
22 April 2021 |
| Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
Level 2 |
Dr Jamie Young |
Dr Chris Chan Chim Yuk |
7 December 2023 |
Precision Brain, Spine and Pain Centre
Satellite sites:
260 Cotham Road Kew
1-37 Keilor Road Essendon
132A High Street Cranbourne
73 Kooyong Road North Caulfield |
Level 2 |
Dr Richard Sullivan |
Dr Meena Mittal
Prof Peter Teddy |
10 June 2024 |
| Royal Children's Hospital |
Level 2 |
Dr George Chalkiadis |
Assoc Prof Greta Palmer |
30 October 2021 |
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Satellite sites:
Glenferrie Private Hospital
Royal Women's Hospital |
Level 1 |
Dr Malcolm Hogg |
Dr Charles Kim
Dr Chuan-Whei Lee |
21 October 2025 |
| St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne |
Level 1 |
Dr Aston Wan |
Dr Harry Eeman |
19 September 2024 |
|
Pain Specialists Australia
Satellite sites:
Warringal Private Hospital
Victoria Day Procedure
The Avenue Hospital
Donvale Rehabilitation
Waverly Private
Epworth Richmond
Mitcham Private
Masada Private
Linacre Private Hospital
Peninsula Private Hospital
|
Level 1 |
Dr Nick Christelis |
Dr Sze Ming (Clara) Wong |
31 May 2022 |
| Monash Health |
PDS unit |
Professor Barbara Workman |
Dr Aston Wan |
|
Western Australia
| Training unit |
Level |
Pain unit director |
Supervisor(s) of training |
Accreditation due date |
PainScience (Joondalup Health Campus)
Satellite sites:
Glengarry Hospital |
Level 1 |
Prof Eric Visser |
Dr Phillip Kriel |
28 January 2026 |
| Royal Perth Hospital |
Level 1 |
Dr Donald Johnson |
Dr Leah Power |
7 August 2021 |
| Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital |
Level 1 |
Dr Rajiv Menon |
Dr Alireza Feizerfan |
20 May 2024 |
| Pain West |
PDS unit |
Dr Mark Schutze |
Dr Mark Schutze |
|
New Zealand
| Training unit |
Level |
Pain unit director |
Supervisor(s) of training |
Accreditation due date |
The Auckland Regional Pain Service (TARPS)
Satellite sites:
Auckland City Hospital
Pitman House |
Level 1 |
Dr Tipu Aamir |
Dr Wei Chung Tong |
11 March 2024 |
| Burwood Hospital, Christchurch |
Level 1 |
Prof Ted Shipton |
Dr John Alchin |
28 July 2024 |
Wellington Regional Pain Unit
Satellite sites:
Kenepuru Community Hospital
Hutt Hospital |
Level 1 |
Dr Louise Lynch |
Dr John Speirs |
4 November 2023 |
Middlemore Hospital
Satellite sites:
Kidz First Centre for Youth Health |
Level 1 |
Dr Paul Vroegop |
Dr Rachel Sara
Dr Keith Laubscher |
5 July 2024 |
Hong Kong
Singapore
| Training unit |
Level |
Pain unit director |
Supervisor(s) of training |
Accreditation due date |
| Singapore General Hospital |
Level 1 |
Dr Kian-Hian Tan |
Dr Michelle Tan |
25 May 2020 |
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