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RANZCOG
When Maternal Fetal Medicine applications run, and what the round looks like.
Applications
Applications open, 12 January in the 2026 cycle for 2027 entry.
There is no PGY number. Entry is defined by FRANZCOG progress, which typically lands around PGY5 to PGY6 rather than after full Fellowship.
Training positions and workforce figures below are limited to Victoria. Selection criteria, requirements and application dates are set by RANZCOG nationally and apply in every state.
High
How Maternal Fetal Medicine training is structured.
46 weeks full time equivalent, the most creditable in any training year
Competencies
To complete
46 weeks full time equivalent, 92 cumulative
Competencies
To complete
46 weeks full time equivalent, 138 cumulative
Competencies
To complete
Open ended, until every requirement is met
To complete
Biostatistics and Research Methods Course
An assessable tertiary course covering epidemiology and biostatistics, at least 3 hours a week for one semester.
Year 1
DDU Part 1, Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine
Sat outside RANZCOG. The result letter goes to the program coordinator.
Year 1, before the In-Hospital Clinical Examination
Hybrid In-Hospital Clinical Examination
Scanning technique, at your own site on your own equipment. Two examiners, three patients over 3 hours, then report writing. Pass or fail, repeatable, but not within 4 weeks of a failed attempt. Sat between February and November.
From 46 weeks of credited training, passed before 138
CMFM Written Examination
3 hours and 15 minutes, ten short answer questions. Held annually, 3 attempts.
From 46 weeks of credited training
CMFM Oral Examination
About 4 hours plus a short break. Held annually, 3 attempts.
From 46 weeks of credited training
One set of categories across every specialty, so two can be compared. Only those with criteria recorded for this specialty are shown.
Total 30 points across the written application, 5 for each of six criteria, with a minimum of 3 needed to be shortlisted
Three referees, approached directly rather than through you.
A seventh criterion, added at interview: conflict management, teamwork, grief counselling and self-awareness.
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
Within 5 years of starting
Before training starts
Year 1
Year 2
During training
Post Year 3
Budget for the pathway — application, interview, training, and exam fees add up to several thousand dollars.
Selection and workforce history, transcribed as published.
16
Applications
CMFM, 2019 round for 2020 positions
16
Interviews
CMFM
7
Offers
CMFM
Certification in Maternal Fetal Medicine (CMFM) received 16 applications in the 2019 round for 2020 positions, interviewed 16 and made 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 to Version 7 (adding payment-plan options). The 2026 CMFM selection application fee is AUD $519 and the interview fee is AUD $2,013.
The RANZCOG Education Standards Committee revised the subspecialty entry regulation (Section C). Application eligibility is 138 weeks of Basic Training plus the FRANZCOG Written Examination and sitting the Oral, not full Fellowship.
4 posts across 4 hospitals in Victoria. Each circle counts hospitals.
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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
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| 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 — CMFM subspecialty training.