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RACP / AFOEM
When Occupational and Environmental Medicine applications run, and what the round looks like.
Applications
Applications open in early December for a mid-year start.
There is no PGY number. The postgraduate experience requirement typically lands at PGY3 or later, and completing Basic Physician Training, or an equivalent pathway, instead qualifies you for accelerated entry at Stage B.
Moderate
Training positions and workforce figures below are limited to Northern Territory. Selection criteria, requirements and application dates are set by RACP / AFOEM nationally and apply in every state.
How Occupational and Environmental Medicine training is structured.
Minimum 12 months full time equivalent
Competencies
To complete
Minimum 12 months full time equivalent
Competencies
To complete
Minimum 12 months full time equivalent
Competencies
To complete
RACP Advanced Training Orientation resource
First 6 months
Advanced Life Support course
One completed within 24 months of starting can be approved retrospectively. No provider is endorsed.
By the end of the specialty foundation phase
AFOEM Consolidation Written Examination
Scenario-based questions answered at length.
Before the transition to fellowship phase
AFOEM Consolidation Practical Examination
Clinical skills in occupational and environmental medicine.
Before the transition to fellowship phase
RACP Supervisor Professional Development Program
Before the end of Advanced Training
RACP Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori cultural competence and cultural safety resource
Recommended before the specialty consolidation phase. Skipped where already completed.
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
Exams, qualifications, courses, and teaching
Registration mechanics and logistics not covered above
Sourced from Australian medical community discussion.
Before applying
Prevocational years
Every year
Any year
Specialty consolidation
Occupational medicine positions exist in both clinical and non-clinical settings — workplace health, workers' compensation, and industry roles all count as exposure.
Selection and workforce history, transcribed as published.
186
Fellows in Australia
At 31 December 2025
A small specialty of 186 Fellows at the end of 2025. Western Australia holds 46 of them — almost as many as New South Wales (53), and more than Victoria (29).
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 | 6 |
| New South Wales | 53 |
| Northern Territory (your selected state) |
Queensland Health is the only state department publishing these figures so far.
No published figures exist yet for Northern Territory. 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 / AFOEM.
New curriculum for Occupational and Environmental Medicine AT implemented from 2026. AFOEM Stage A Written Examination scheduled 5 September 2026.
No Occupational and Environmental Medicine training positions recorded in Northern Territory. See all 46 across Australia.
Published by RACP / AFOEM and the Medical Board unless stated.
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 RACP / AFOEM before making career decisions. Report an error on this page.
Before the end of Advanced Training
RACP Health Policy, Systems and Advocacy resource
Recommended before the transition to fellowship phase.
Before the end of Advanced Training
RACP communication skills, ethics, and leadership, management and teamwork resources
Recommended before the specialty consolidation phase. Skipped where already completed.
Before the end of Advanced Training
| Queensland | 31 |
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| South Australia | 15 |
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| Tasmania | 4 |
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| Victoria | 29 |
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| Western Australia | 46 |
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| Australia, total | 186 |
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Source: Australian Government Department of Health. Medical Education and Training (2025), Chapter 4: Fellows — College Fellows by state, as at 31 December 2025. Figures are transcribed as published.