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When Dermatology applications run, and what the round looks like.
Applications
Key dates and the submission process are published in the News section of the college website, in January or February.
Applications close on a date published for each cycle, and an application outside that period is not accepted.
Eligible from PGY2 onward, on accredited PGY1 and PGY2 terms with broad exposure, preferably including general medicine and general surgery. Applications are accepted while completing PGY2. Most successful applicants are PGY3 to PGY7.
Training positions and workforce figures below are limited to Tasmania. Selection criteria, requirements and application dates are set by ACD nationally and apply in every state.
Very high
How Dermatology training is structured.
4 years
Competencies
Entry gates that are not scored, such as a visa, residency status, or the type of medical registration required.
One set of categories across every specialty, so two can be compared. Only those with criteria recorded for this specialty are shown.
Rotations, logbooks, procedures, and exposure
Selection points and pathways for Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and Māori applicants
Papers, impact factor, audits, and QI
Prizes, awards, and academic standing
Registration mechanics and logistics not covered above
Sourced from Australian medical community discussion.
PGY1 and PGY2
Before applying
A first-author publication in a dermatology journal is near-mandatory. Multiple publications separate successful applicants.
Research electives with a dermatology department, including internationally, can open doors.
Dermoscopy training is valued. Some candidates complete formal dermoscopy courses before application.
No cap on the number of times you can apply. The 4-attempts rule was removed in September 2019.
Selection and workforce history, transcribed as published.
18 FTE + 2 PTE
Entry places
2026, all faculties
39 FTE + 1 PTE
Peak
2023
690
Fellows in Australia
At 31 December 2025
Entry numbers are published by faculty and move sharply — the national total rose from 17 full-time places in 2021 to 39 full-time and 1 part-time in 2023, then fell to 18 full-time and 2 part-time for 2026. Western Australia has taken no entrants in 2025 or 2026. The college states plainly that being shortlisted in one year does not guarantee shortlisting in the next, because every application is scrutinised afresh against that year's field.
Entry places are full-time equivalent (FTE) by default, as published by the college as a guide. A part-time (PTE) figure is shown only where the college also published one.
| Faculty | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales |
Queensland Health is the only state department publishing these figures so far.
No published figures exist yet for Tasmania. This is being worked on. The selection criteria and requirements above apply Australia wide regardless of state. See the Queensland figures.
Changes published by ACD.
Selection policy TPED024 version 3 (January 2026) expanded the CV assessment to six categories, adding Professional Development to the five in the February 2024 edition. No point values are published.
No Dermatology training positions recorded in Tasmania. See all 4 across Australia.
Published by ACD and the Medical Board unless stated.
Colleges, portals and rubrics
Requirements, windows, and criteria change annually. Verify with ACD before making career decisions. Report an error on this page.
| 3 |
| 7 |
| 13 |
| 14 |
| 8 |
| 8 |
| Queensland | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 + 1 PTE |
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| South Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 + 1 PTE | 4 | 3 | 1 + 1 PTE |
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| Victoria | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 + 1 PTE | 9 + 1 PTE | 6 |
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| First Nations | N/A | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| Western Australia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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| Total | 17 FT | 28 FT | 39 FTE & 1 PTE | 35 FTE & 1 PTE | 26 FTE & 1 PTE | 18 FTE & 2 PTE |
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How many Fellows of this specialty were on the register in each state at 31 December 2025. This is workforce size, not intake — a large number here does not mean a large number of training places.
| Jurisdiction | Fellows |
|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory | 0 |
| New South Wales | 244 |
| Northern Territory | 0 |
| Queensland | 129 |
| South Australia | 55 |
| Tasmania (your selected state) | 0 |
| Victoria | 200 |
| Western Australia | 62 |
| Australia, total | 690 |
Source: Australasian College of Dermatologists. Guide to entry numbers for training years in each faculty, 2021 to 2026; Department of Health Fellows data as at 31 December 2025. Figures are transcribed as published.
Check the current figures at Australasian College of Dermatologists — training program.