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Education & training

Education & training

Explore our anaesthesia, pain medicine, and perioperative medicine training programs & pathways.

Anaesthesia training and pathways

Information on the ANZCA, RGA, and DHM training programs and the joint ANZCA-CICM Training Pathway.

Specialist international medical graduates

Pathways for overseas-trained specialist anaesthetists and pain medicine physicians to practice in Australia or New Zealand.

Pain medicine training and programs

Information on the Faculty of Pain Medicine Training Program and Procedures Endorsement Program.

ANZCA Educators Program

An interactive 1.5-day course designed to equip fellows and trainees to be competent clinical teachers.

ANZCA Course in Perioperative Medicine

This course enables specialist doctors to enhance their skills and knowledge in perioperative medicine, leading to the qualification: Graduate of the Chapter of Perioperative Medicine.

EMAC course

The simulation-based Effective Management of Anaesthetic Crises (EMAC) course is a compulsory requirement of the anaesthesia training program.

Everything you need to know about the requirements and benefits of fellowship, including opportunities to get involved in the college and contribute to your specialty.

Information for new fellows

Whether you're starting out as a specialist, or being admitted to fellowship for a second time, this section covers everything you need to know as a new fellow.

Member benefits

Fellowship gives you access to a wide range of resources, opportunities, and services designed to support you throughout your career and into retirement.

Fellows’ toolkit

We've produced a range of resources to support your professional practice, including a member-only photo library.

Get involved

Taking part in our educational, advocacy, research and leadership activities allows you to play an active role in shaping the future of your profession.

Special Interest Groups

From airway management to wellbeing, there's an anaesthesia Special Interest Group (SIG) for you.

Doctors' health and wellbeing

We offer a wide range of services and initiatives to support the health and wellbeing of our fellows, trainees and specialist international medical graduates throughout all stages of their career.

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

ANZCA Foundation

The foundation dedicates around $1.5 million to medical research each year; supports our Indigenous health and overseas aid activities; and raises the profile of college-supported research.

Professional Practice Research Network

The purpose of ANZCA's Professional Practice Research Network (PPRN) is to promote research in professional practice.

Research grants

Many of the recent advances in anaesthesia, pain medicine and perioperative patient care have involved pioneering ANZCA-funded research conducted by our fellows.

Survey research

All of our surveys have undergone stringent peer review to ensure they're rigorously designed and written; respect participants' confidentiality; and avoid over-burdening our fellows and trainees.

ANZCA Clinical Trials Network

We are the leading clinical trials network in anaesthesia, pain and perioperative medicine. We have a clear focus to translate our research findings into practice to improve patient safety and care in our communities and globally.

Research consultation service

Direct a research-related query or submit a literature search request to ANZCA's dedicated Research Librarian.

Safety & advocacy

Safety & advocacy

As the foremost authority on anaesthesia, pain medicine, and perioperative medicine in Australia and New Zealand, we work closely with key decision-makers, the medical community, and the media.

Standards of practice

Access Prof Docs; Standards for Anaesthesia; Perioperative Anaphylaxis Management Guidelines; professionalism and performance guidelines; airway management resources; and information on reporting anaesthetic incidents.

Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander & Māori health

ANZCA is working to address inequities in Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori health through initiatives to grow and maintain the Indigenous specialist anaesthesia and pain medicine workforce; and ensure cultural safety for both patients and doctors.

Safety alerts

Important safety, quality, and supply issues affecting medicines and medical devices.

Advocacy

From formal submissions to social media campaigns, we leverage our professional reputation and relationships to advocate on issues affecting our specialties; our members; and the patients under their care.

Global health

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).

Specialist Training Program (STP)

The STP is an Australian government initiative that aims to extend vocational training for specialist registrars into settings outside traditional metropolitan teaching hospitals, including regional, rural and remote and private facilities.

Access to our world-leading online continuing professional development (CPD) program is free for fellows, and available to other registered medical practitioners for an annual fee.

My CPD portfolio

Record, monitor and provide evidence of your completed CPD activities at the click of a button.

CPD program guidelines and forms

You can access all the forms, guidelines and other resources you need to complete your continuing professional development here.

How can I meet CPD requirements for my type of practice?

We’ve put together case studies, guidance and support resources specific to your type of practice to help you meet requirements.

CPD emergency response category

Information for anyone providing or participating in emergency response activities, courses, and workshops including how to apply for recognition of suitability.

CAPE framework

CAPE is a framework of four key principles that are integrated into CPD for all registered health practitioners in Australia.

CPD Resources Guide

Find information, suggestions and resourcing support specific to each of the ANZCA and FPM CPD Programs activities. Note: This guide includes resourcing only available through the college and the ANZCA library.

Patient information

Patient information

This information has been produced by specialist doctors and reviewed by patient representatives and experts in different areas of anaesthesia, pain, and perioperative medicine.

About anaesthesia

Most of us will need the care of an anaesthetist at some stage in our lives. We've created this information to help you feel more relaxed about having surgery under anaesthesia.

About pain medicine

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

About perioperative medicine

Perioperative medicine emphasises the importance of an integrated, planned, and personalised approach to patient care before, during, and after any surgical procedure involving anaesthesia.

Is your specialist a FANZCA or FFPMANZCA?

Search our fellowship directory.

You're In Safe Hands campaign

Find out why Australia and New Zealand are two of the safest places in the world to have an operation under anaesthesia; how your anaesthetist will care for you before, during, and after your surgery; and some interesting facts about anaesthesia.

Patient information fact sheets

View and download patient information fact sheets about anaesthesia, pain, and perioperative medicine.

Education & training

Anaesthesia training and pathways

Specialist international medical graduates

Pain medicine training and programs

ANZCA Educators Program

ANZCA Course in Perioperative Medicine

Information for new fellows

Member benefits

Fellows’ toolkit

Special Interest Groups

Doctors' health and wellbeing

ANZCA Foundation

Professional Practice Research Network

Research grants

Survey research

ANZCA Clinical Trials Network

Research consultation service

Safety & advocacy

Standards of practice

Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander & Māori health

Specialist Training Program (STP)

My CPD portfolio

CPD program guidelines and forms

How can I meet CPD requirements for my type of practice?

CPD emergency response category

CPD Resources Guide

Patient information

About anaesthesia

About pain medicine

About perioperative medicine

Is your specialist a FANZCA or FFPMANZCA?

You're In Safe Hands campaign

Patient information fact sheets

Events & courses

News & safety alerts

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About ANZCA

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The college acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises their unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past, present and emerging.

The college acknowledges and respects Māori as the Tangata Whenua of Aotearoa and is committed to upholding the principles of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi, fostering the college’s relationship with Māori, supporting Māori fellows and trainees, and striving to improve the health of Māori.

The college recognises the special relationship between the Pacific peoples of New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific, and is committed to supporting those fellows and trainees of ANZCA, and improving the health of Pacific peoples.

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