RACP
Neurologists diagnose and manage diseases of the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscle, in emergencies, on the wards and in clinics. They examine patients closely and interpret nerve conduction studies, electromyography and electroencephalography.
Applications
Match applications open early July and close mid-JulyThrough the ANZAN match website, which sends each referee a report form
Getting a training position and joining the College program are two separate steps. Apply for a position in postgraduate year 4 at the earliest, to start Advanced Training in postgraduate year 5.
Very high
Total training
6 years
From the start of Basic Training, full time
After Basic Training
3 years
36 months of Advanced Training in neurology, at least 12 in each phase
Fellowship
Year 6
FRACP, at the end of Advanced Training
Throughout training
What core positions give you
Stage by stage
Stage 1 of 4
Before Advanced Training
Entry follows RACP Basic Training.
Divisional examinations
The Divisional Written Examination and the Divisional Clinical Examination, both passed before Advanced Training
Rural term
At least 3 of the 36 months outside a Level 3 hospital, ideally at a Level 1 hospital or a rural secondment site
Stage 2 of 4
At least 12 months full-time equivalent
Core neurology training, and confirming you are ready to progress.
Training application
At the start of this phase, due 28 February for a start at the beginning of the year or 31 August for mid-year
RACP Advanced Training Orientation resource
In the first 6 months
Electroencephalography workshop
2 days each February, run by ANZAN and the Epilepsy Society of Australia, on reading and reporting adult and paediatric electroencephalograms
Cultural safety
The RACP Australian Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori Cultural Competence and Cultural Safety resource, before specialty consolidation, recommended, unless done in Basic Training
Progress decision
At the end of the phase, on evidence of competence
Stage 3 of 4
At least 12 months full-time equivalent
You keep developing in neurology as you work toward the learning goals.
Second core year
Through the match without an interview, with three referees, two of them neurologists, at a different hospital from the first
RACP Health Policy, Systems and Advocacy resource
Before transition to Fellowship, recommended, and by the end of training
Progress decision
At the end of the phase, on evidence of competence
Research project
Submitted by the end of this phase, so there is time to resubmit
Stage 4 of 4
At least 12 months full-time equivalent
You show you meet the standards and prepare for unsupervised practice.
Learning goals
23, rated at the end of each phase on a five-point scale
The professional activities
Team leadership, supervision and teaching, quality improvement, clinical assessment and management, transitions in care, acute care, longitudinal care, communication with patients, prescribing, procedures, investigations, clinic management, and end-of-life care
The knowledge guides
Scientific foundations of neurology, pain and headache, consciousness and sleep, memory and dementia, paroxysmal disorders including seizures, syncope and stroke, vision and the other senses, weakness and sensory change, gait and balance, and movement disorders
Completion decision
Then Fellowship of the RACP
Two interstate neurologists mark the curriculum vitae and agree one mark. The interview score is added to it, and the panel ranks applicants out of 100.
Points
Points
Points, each to 2 at most
Points, each to 2 at most
Practise this interview with each station timed. Interview practice
Postgraduate years 2 and 3
Basic Training
Research
Referees
Prior learning
Trainees starting Advanced Training from 2026 follow a new neurology curriculum, in three phases with progress decisions.
None available.
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