The pain medicine training program comprises a minimum of two years clinical experience directly related to pain medicine, which allows specialists and those completing a speciality training program to become a specialist pain medicine physician.

Looking for a training position? We advertise anaesthesia and pain medicine roles at all levels and across Australia and New Zealand.

The ANZCA Strategic Plan 2018-2022 guides our college-wide business activity. It's the result of comprehensive consultation and engagement within the ANZCA community and beyond. 

We encourage all FPM trainees to refer to this list of potential impacts to education and training as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, updated on 30 March 2022.

We're committed to improving education and training capacity in anaesthesia and pain medicine in response to the needs expressed by low and middle income countries (LMIC).

FPM committees support the board in achieving its objectives in the training, examination and continuing education of specialist pain medicine physicians and in setting the standards of clinical practice for pain medicine in Australia and New Zealand.

Explore the history of our college and the history of anaesthesia and pain medicine in Australia and New Zealand, including the museum and oral histories.

We accredit hundreds of hospitals and private practices in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore to deliver elements of our anaesthesia, pain medicine, and diving and hyperbaric medicine (DHM) training programs.

The Faculty of Pain Medicine has defined processes to endorse fellows who practise procedures.

Many of the recent advances in anaesthesia, pain medicine and perioperative patient care have involved pioneering ANZCA-funded research conducted by our fellows. Take a look at what we've achieved; what we fund; and how to apply.