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Buy a CRVN ($800, expires 31 December whatever month you bought it), fill in the RANZCR templated CV, then apply to jurisdictions — everywhere except Victoria advertises posts directly 12. Two full postgraduate years by commencement, so you can apply in PGY2 and start PGY3 1. Four non-consecutive attempts, lifetime 1.
The college gate. Unrestricted AHPRA general registration, and at least two full years in an accredited hospital as intern/resident by the planned commencement of the post — you may apply during PGY2 and provide evidence of PGY2 completion before you start, so PGY3 is the earliest legal start 1. Before applying anywhere you need a College Registration Verification Number: $800, one per faculty, valid for the calendar year and expiring 31 December regardless of when it was issued, waived for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants 2. From 2026 the RANZCR templated CV is mandatory for all Australian applicants and supporting documents are not accepted 3. Attempts are capped at four non-consecutive, with a fifth if you were deemed appointable but unmatched; applying to several jurisdictions in one calendar year counts as one 1.
The mechanism is jurisdictional, and the windows are absurdly spread. For the 2026 campaign covering the 2027 clinical year: SA round 1 closed 22 February, ACT 1 May–1 June, Victoria 4–24 May with College-run interviews on 20 July, WA 8 June–17 July with interviews 8 September, QLD 15 June–17 July direct to hospitals, and NSW inside the JMO main round 14 July–4 August with interviews 17 August 14. Miss a window and you wait a year.
What is scored. Five CV domains — clinical experience and demonstrated commitment; personal attributes (must be current, ongoing, voluntary and unpaid); academic achievement; research, where "priority [is] given to first author papers in journals with higher impact factors"; and regionality 5. No points are published for any of it, and the guide says reviewing clinicians have discretion 5. New Zealand's 50% interview / 50% CV-and-references split is the only published weighting anywhere 5.
Community view. The unpublished-rubric vacuum gets filled by an anatomy/physics course arms race, and by networking with a department 6. The counter-argument, from a trainee: you need much less than Reddit implies 7.
r/ausjdocs — community view, not policy; verbatim, cautionary beside positive where both exist, every quote linked to the comment.
Selection into Radiology training is getting more and more competitive by the year. RANZCR has been centralising selection more across states. Pretty important to do research, network and do well in physics/anat now.
The key is to demonstrate that you're ready to not only start training but that you can pass the part 1 exam - so do well in the physics exam and have something to show for your anatomy
I think the reality of getting on in PGY2 is quickly becoming history though. Many more applying in PGY3/4/5.
You need much less than people would have you believe. Half a brain, a genuine interest in rads, and about 6-12 months CV padding. Don't listen to reddit. Speak to regs on the program in your state.
In terms of research, unfortunately the CV marking criteria is relatively opaque when compared to something like surgery. Some people have gotten on with 0 papers and a single audit.
Asked 90 times on r/ausjdocs (title-regex count) · encoded by hand from the numbered sources, retrieved 12 Sept 2026; no AI wrote any of it. how the count was made
asked_count = posts in the r/ausjdocs dump (19,145 posts, 2022-09-13 to 2026-09-12) whose title matches /(?=.*(radiolog|\brads\b|RANZCR))(?=.*(get(ting)? (on|onto|into)|\bapply\b|applic|applying|selection|pathway|how (do|to)|\bCV\b|training|interview))/i. Quotes are the highest-scoring comments in radiology pathway threads, chosen so the 'getting more competitive every year' and 'PGY2 entry is history' warnings sit beside a trainee saying you need much less than Reddit implies.