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..
Units are accredited either as a level 1 or Practice Development Stage (PDS) unit as defined in by-law 19.
The Faculty accredits supervisors rather than units for the Procedures Endorsement Program.
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 |
Dr Romil Jain |
14 August 2027 |
| ACT Pain Centre |
PDS unit |
Dr Romil Jain |
Dr Anandhi Rangaswamy |
June 2024 |
New South Wales
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
Dr Sharon Keripin |
May 2028 |
Tasmania
| Training unit |
Level |
Pain unit director |
Supervisor(s) of training |
Accreditation concludes on |
| Royal Hobart Hospital |
Level 1 |
Dr Nitin Yogesh |
Dr Renu Aggarwal
Dr Tania Morris |
15 March 2024 |
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 |
Associate Professor Carolyn Arnold |
Dr Kerry McLaughlin
Dr Harry Sivakumar |
29 March 2026 |
Austin Health
Satellite sites:
Mercy Hospital for Women |
Level 1 |
Dr Ilonka Meyer |
Dr Esther Dube
|
16 August 2024 |
| Geelong Hospital |
Level 1 |
Dr Louise Brennan |
Dr Richard Talbot |
25 August 2024 |
Melbourne Pain Group
Satellite sites:
Glenferrie Private Hospital
Mulgrave Private Hospital
Dorset Specialist Centre |
PDS unit |
Dr Andrew Muir |
Dr Clayton Thomas |
11 February 2024 |
Pain Matrix Geelong
Satellite sites:
Pain Matrix Eastern |
PDS unit |
Dr Diarmuid McCoy |
Dr Brett Chandler
Dr Diarmuid McCoy |
9 March 2025 |
| Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
Level 1 |
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 |
PDS unit |
Dr Richard Sullivan |
Dr Meena Mittal
Prof Peter Teddy |
10 June 2024 |
| Royal Children's Hospital |
PDS unit |
Dr George Chalkiadis |
Assoc Prof Greta Palmer |
10 October 2027 |
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 Harry Eeman |
Dr Glareh Arfaei |
19 September 2024 |
|
Pain Specialists Australia
Satellite sites:
Pain Specialists Australia, Heidelberg campus
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
|
PDS unit |
Dr Nick Christelis |
Dr Sze Ming (Clara) Wong |
May 2028 |
| Frankston Pain Management |
PDS unit |
Dr Murray Taverner |
Dr Surabhi Gupta |
8 November 2023 |
| Peninsula Health |
PDS Unit |
Dr Tony Weaver |
Dr Surabhi Gupta |
15 March 2024 |
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 |
Professor Michael Veltman |
Prof Eric Visser |
28 January 2026 |
| Royal Perth Hospital |
Level 1 |
Dr Donald Johnson |
Dr Leah Power |
August 2024 |
| Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital |
Level 1 |
Dr Rajiv Menon |
Dr Alireza Feizerfan |
20 May 2024 |
| Fiona Stanley Hospital |
Level 1 |
Dr Stephanie Davies |
Dr Vyhunthan Ganeshanathan |
July 2028 |
| Perth Children's Hospital |
PDS unit |
Dr Dana Weber |
Dr Pavla Walsh |
14 November 2025 |
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 |
Wellington Regional Pain Unit
Satellite sites:
Kenepuru Community Hospital
Hutt Hospital |
Level 1 |
Dr Louise Lynch |
Dr John Speirs |
28 November 2026 |
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 Adeline Leong |
25 August 2024 |
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 (Level 1)
Practice Development Stage data sheet