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RANZCOG
When Gynaecological Oncology applications run, and what the round looks like.
Applications
Applications open, 12 January in the 2026 cycle.
There is no PGY number. Entry is defined by FRANZCOG progress rather than by years since graduation, and the gateway opens well before Fellowship is conferred.
Very high
How Gynaecological Oncology training is structured.
46 weeks full time equivalent, the most creditable in any training year
Competencies
To complete
46 weeks full time equivalent
Competencies
To complete
46 weeks full time equivalent
Competencies
To complete
Open ended, until every requirement is met
To complete
CGO Written Examination
3 hours and 15 minutes, ten short answer questions. Held annually, 3 attempts.
From 46 weeks of credited training
CGO Oral Examination
About 4 hours plus a short break. Held annually, 3 attempts.
From 46 weeks of credited training
Advanced surgical dissection course
Strongly encouraged rather than mandatory.
During the 3 clinical years
Communication, professionalism and human factors course
Strongly encouraged rather than mandatory.
During the 3 clinical years
ASGO Annual Scientific Meeting and Fellows Day
Alongside presenting your research at a scientific meeting, ideally two, over the 3 years.
Each year of clinical training
One set of categories across every specialty, so two can be compared. Only those with criteria recorded for this specialty are shown.
Total 15 points across the written application, 3 for each of five criteria, with a minimum of 2 in every criterion to be shortlisted
Three referees, approached directly rather than through you.
Scored alongside the written criteria. No split between the two is published.
Selection points and pathways for Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and Māori applicants
Exams, qualifications, courses, and teaching
Sourced from Australian medical community discussion.
Before applying
FRANZCOG Basic Training
Before each training year
Year 1
Year 2
During training
Post Year 3
Expect the interview to probe judgement and resilience — the criteria include conflict management, grief and counselling, and self-awareness, not just surgical skill.
Budget for the process — a non-refundable selection application fee and, if shortlisted, a sizeable interview fee both fall due before any training fee.
Selection and workforce history, transcribed as published.
10
Applications
CGO, 2019 round for 2020 positions
6
Interviews
CGO
6
Offers
CGO
Certification in Gynaecological Oncology (CGO) received 10 applications in the 2019 round for 2020 positions, interviewed 6 and made 6 offers. Across all five certifications the college received 34 applications, interviewed 28 and made 18 offers. These are very small fields — entry is reached from within FRANZCOG training, not from a separate applicant pool.
The 2019 round for 2020 subspecialty training positions, across all five certifications.
| Stage | CGO | CMFM | COGU | CREI | CU | Total |
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| Applications — female |
Queensland Health is the only state department publishing these figures so far.
Queensland Health’s medi-nav publishes selection and workforce figures for primary specialty training programmes. It does not publish them for this subspecialty certification, in any state.
There is no state-based selection round to enter. Applications go to RANZCOG, and are made from within FRANZCOG training rather than after fellowship, so the eligibility and timing set out above are the ones that apply.
Changes published by RANZCOG.
RANZCOG updated its Training and Associated Fees Policy (Version 7, January 2026). The 2026 CGO selection application fee is AUD $519 and the interview fee (if shortlisted) is AUD $2,013.
The RANZCOG Education Standards Committee revised the subspecialty entry and commencement regulations (Section C). Application eligibility is pegged to late Basic Training and the FRANZCOG Written Examination, and the research component is required to commence.
The CGO Training Program Handbook was updated to Version 5 (December 2025).
5 posts across 4 hospitals in Australia. Each circle counts hospitals.
Hunter New England Centre for Gynaecological Cancers, Westmead Hospital, Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Royal Hospital for Women and 4 more are not shown on the map, with no location on file. Their posts are still counted above.
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Hospital locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. State boundaries from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Published by RANZCOG and the Medical Board unless stated.
Colleges, portals and rubrics
Connected to this specialty by the Medical Board’s specialty structure, by college, or by a shared training pathway.
Requirements, windows, and criteria change annually. Verify with RANZCOG before making career decisions. Report an error on this page.
Who is asked to report on you, and what they are asked
Format, stations, and what the interview assesses
Application, interview, and registration costs
Registration mechanics and logistics not covered above
| 14 |
| 2 |
| 4 |
| 2 |
| 29 |
| Applications — male | 3 | 2 | Not published | Not published | Not published | 5 |
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| Applications — total | 10 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 34 |
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| Interviews — female | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 24 |
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| Interviews — male | 2 | 2 | Not published | Not published | Not published | 4 |
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| Interviews — total | 6 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
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| Offers — female | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
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| Offers — male | 2 | 2 | Not published | Not published | Not published | 4 |
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| Offers — total | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
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Source: Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Applications, interviews and offers made in 2019 for 2020 subspecialty training positions. Figures are transcribed as published.
Check the current figures at RANZCOG — CGO subspecialty training.