Specialty Intelligence
Selection criteria, timelines, and entry tips for every specialty. Verified against the colleges.
Where you are most competitive
One short survey ranks every specialty against your current portfolio.
Hospital Post Reviews
Anonymous reviews of resident and registrar posts, by the doctors who worked them.
53 specialties — parent specialties and their subspecialties
Addiction Medicine
RACP · FRACP (Addiction Medicine)
Anaesthesia
ANZCA · FANZCA
Dermatology
ACD · FACD
Emergency Medicine
ACEM · FACEM
General Practice
RACGP · FRACGP
Rural Generalist Medicine
ACRRM / RACGP · FACRRM (or FRACGP-RG)
Intensive Care Medicine
CICM · FCICM
Medical Administration
RACMA · FRACMA
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
RANZCOG · FRANZCOG
Gynaecological Oncology
RANZCOG · CGO (with FRANZCOG)
Maternal–Fetal Medicine
RANZCOG · CMFM (with FRANZCOG)
Obstetrics and Gynaecological Ultrasound
RANZCOG · COGU (with FRANZCOG)
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
RANZCOG · CREI (with FRANZCOG)
Urogynaecology
RANZCOG · CU (with FRANZCOG)
Occupational and Environmental Medicine
RACP / AFOEM · FRACP (Occupational Medicine) / FAFOEM
Ophthalmology
RANZCO · FRANZCO
Paediatrics and Child Health
RACP · FRACP (Paediatrics)
Pain Medicine
FPM / RACP · FFPMANZCA or FRACP (Pain Medicine)
Palliative Medicine
RACP · FRACP (Palliative Medicine)
Pathology
RCPA · FRCPA
Cardiology
RACP · FRACP (Cardiology)
Clinical Genetics
RACP · FRACP (or dual FRACP/FRCPA)
Clinical Pharmacology
RACP · FRACP
Endocrinology
RACP · FRACP (Endocrinology)
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
RACP · FRACP (Gastroenterology)
General Medicine
RACP · FRACP (General Medicine)
Geriatric Medicine
RACP · FRACP
Haematology
RACP / RCPA · FRACP (or dual FRACP/FRCPA)
Immunology and Allergy
RACP · FRACP (or dual FRACP/FRCPA)
Infectious Diseases
RACP · FRACP (or dual FRACP/FRCPA)
Medical Oncology
RACP · FRACP
Nephrology
RACP · FRACP
Neurology
RACP · FRACP (Neurology)
Nuclear Medicine
RACP / AANMS · FRACP
Respiratory and Sleep Medicine
RACP · FRACP (Respiratory and Sleep Medicine)
Rheumatology
RACP · FRACP
Psychiatry
RANZCP · FRANZCP
Public Health Medicine
RACP / AFPHM · FAFPHM
Radiation Oncology
RANZCR · FRANZCR (Radiation Oncology)
Radiology
RANZCR · FRANZCR
Rehabilitation Medicine
RACP / AFRM · FAFRM
Sexual Health Medicine
RACP · FRACP (Sexual Health Medicine)
Sport and Exercise Medicine
ACSEP · FACSEP
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
RACS · FRACS (Cardiothoracic Surgery)
General Surgery
RACS / GSA · FRACS (General Surgery)
Neurosurgery
RACS / NSA · FRACS (Neurosurgery)
Orthopaedic Surgery
RACS / AOA · FRACS (Orthopaedic Surgery)
Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
RACS / ASOHNS · FRACS (Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery)
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
RACDS · FRACDS(OMS)
Paediatric Surgery
RACS · FRACS (Paediatric Surgery)
Plastic Surgery
RACS / ASPS · FRACS (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
Urology
RACS / USANZ · FRACS (Urology)
Vascular Surgery
RACS / ANZSVS · FRACS (Vascular Surgery)