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RACP
When Clinical Pharmacology applications run, and what the round looks like.
Feb
RACP registration by the twice-yearly deadlines (28 February and 31 August) is administrative.
Entry is after Basic Physician Training — there is no single national scored round, and no state runs a centralised match for clinical pharmacology (it is not among the ten RACP subspecialties in the Victoria/Tasmania PMCV process).
You secure an accredited Advanced Training position through ordinary hospital or health-service recruitment.
Entry is typically PGY5 to PGY6 or later: after the 3-year Basic Physician Training program, having passed both FRACP Divisional Examinations, holding general (unconditional) AHPRA registration, and having secured an accredited Advanced Training position (often alongside a second program).
Training positions and workforce figures below are limited to New South Wales. Selection criteria, requirements and application dates are set by RACP nationally and apply in every state.
Moderate
How Clinical Pharmacology training is structured.
3 years
To complete
36 months full-time equivalent
Competencies
To complete
About 7 years in total
The usual pairing rather than an unusual one. Standalone clinical pharmacology posts are scarce, and good experience in general medicine is a prerequisite for this program in any case. Dual training needs at least 4 years of combined Advanced Training.
One set of categories across every specialty, so two can be compared. Only those with criteria recorded for this specialty are shown.
Exams, qualifications, courses, and teaching
Registration mechanics and logistics not covered above
Timed steps, grouped by when each one is worth doing.
Basic Training
Before applying
Queensland Health is the only state department publishing these figures so far.
No published figures exist yet for New South Wales. This is being worked on. The selection criteria and requirements above apply Australia wide regardless of state. See the Queensland figures.
Changes published by RACP.
A new Wave 3 competency-based (EPA) Advanced Training curriculum applies to clinical-pharmacology trainees starting from 2026. Earlier starters continue on the previous program.
RACP applied a 4% fee increase for the 2026 training year. The Advanced Training annual fee is AUD $4,230.
2 posts across 2 hospitals in New South Wales. Each circle counts hospitals.
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