ANZCA is one of the largest specialist medical colleges in Australia and New Zealand, and the region's foremost authority on anaesthesia, pain and perioperative medicine.

Most of us will need the care of an anaesthetist at some stage in their lives.

ANZCA is the professional membership organisation for more than 6000 specialist anaesthetists and 460 specialist pain medicine physicians who've met our rigorous training or assessment...

We support research in anaesthesia, pain medicine and perioperative medicine to improve patient outcomes through funding and resources, collaboration, and networks. 

We work closely with key decision-makers, the medical community, and the media; providing trusted advice and information to help ensure our patients have access to safe...

Lifelong education, training and professional support is at the heart of everything we do.

Access a wide range of pain medicine related resources, including those available via the ANZCA library.

We're developing a formal perioperative medicine diploma as part of a major ANZCA-led multi-disciplinary collaboration that aims to establish an effective, integrated and collaborative perioperative care model.

One in five people in Australia and New Zealand will experience chronic – or persistent – pain at some stage in their lives.

The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and the Faculty of Pain Medicine have several pathways open to overseas trained anaesthetists and pain medicine specialists. Information on these pathways can be found below.