No national match. Every jurisdiction except Victoria advertises accredited posts externally and you apply to hospitals or networks directly; Victoria's process is run centrally by the College.
Typical start years; people vary by a year or two. Diamonds are exams. Stage list and sources in the pathway tab.
Harder than anaesthetics/BPT entry, easier than surgical SET, and getting worse. Ratings are the encoder's 1–5 call from college numbers and r/ausjdocs; applicant-to-place ratios double-count people who apply in several states. Evidence rows are in getting selected.
Before applying anywhere you need a CRVN ($800, expires 31 December regardless of issue date). Two full postgraduate years are required by commencement, so you can apply in PGY2 and start in PGY3 — there is no mandatory SRMO year. Attempts are capped at four non-consecutive; all jurisdictions in one calendar year count as one. Roughly 85-110 Australian first-year posts a year, flat since 2022; QLD publishes 168 eligible applications for 29 places.
The negative feedback from nursing staff is a red flag and will be very difficult to overcome. TBH your best option is to change workplaces and at a minimum have a temporary personality transplant while you try to get on.
PGY2 who is starting training next year. Fortunate to get on at the earliest possible time but I don't see it as competitive as any of the cardio/gastro, subspec surg specialties.
Pass rates are improving for the writtens but still an odd sitting where it will be like 50%. The pass rate for the most recent OSCER was 38%.
Very realistic. 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.
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Canberra Hospital (Full-accredited); information evening 12 May.
Three Local Area Networks (LAN 1, 2, 3) recruiting collectively as the WAN via the JMO ROB portal; two referees; interview is three mini-panels of five members, 10 minutes each; separate Qualtrics preference form invisible to the panel. Feeder posts: Radiology SRMO, Neurointerventional SRMO, PET Registrar, Radiology Research Unaccredited Registrar (RNSH).
Apply directly to individual hospitals, outside the RMO campaign; no scoring matrix published. 168 eligible applications → 29 selected. PHO — Medical Imaging is the feeder title; 'my state has very few unaccredited roles and they are highly competitive'.
Two rounds; SA MET does not allocate advanced specialist training positions. Round 1 closes 22 February — the earliest window in the country.
Dates TBC on the College table; Royal Hobart is the Full-accredited site.
TAS dates were TBC at retrieval (College table last updated 16/07/2026).
College-run since 2025 (applicants 'no longer register with the PMCV'): current-year CRVN → 3 clinical supervisor referees on the College form → templated CV as PDF → site preference form. One centralised interview, panel of 8 (one per health service), livestreamed and recorded, ~5 min per question, no reading time. PMCV-style preference algorithm; 'preference sites that you want to work at, not sites that you think will preference you highly'. Essentially no unaccredited radiology market in VIC; RMH advertises a radiology HMO rotation.
Applications via medcareerswa; shortlist 26 Aug; interviews 8 Sep at Royal Perth.
Dates drift a week or two each year; the calendar has confirmed vs expected windows.
Selection delegated to jurisdictions. Policy asserts 'the standardised weighting system (CV, referee reports and interview)' but never states the weights; no jurisdiction publishes its own. NZ (the only published split): interview 50%, CV + references + academic record 50% — indicative only for Australia.
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Not sure if others agree, but I think if you are truly serious, it would be a good idea to stop locuming and find a permanent position. That way you can get proper varied experience with chances to network and build connections.
PGY2 who is starting training next year. Fortunate to get on at the earliest possible time but I don't see it as competitive as any of the cardio/gastro, subspec surg specialties.
If you want to get on to Radiology the term is like a long job interview.
Matched - current PGY5
The whole CV scoring process is very opaque. Yes it's "standardised", yes there's a "rubric" (no, you're not allowed to see) and yes DoTs are also allowed to use discretion and award points where they see fit.
Hello, these are some steps: 1. Apply to RANZCR Training Application to register for being considered for an accredited radiology and pay $800 AUD application fee : [https://www.ranzcr.com/college/membership/fees](https://www.ranzcr.com/college/membership/fees)
My main question is have you made sure you have an equivalent PGY2 on paper? Rads require you to have completed at least PGY1 and PGY2, with accredited terms, which may be difficult if you were locuming from internship.
I got on mid this year as PGY3, after feeling jaded by the culture and lifestyle of surgery. The average PGY for trainees vary wildly because some people find this specialty after years of doing something different.
It may change to some degree but at the end of the day your interview performance is a massive factor in any speciality. Radiology (at least in some states) is interesting in that you go and meet with the Directors of Training at the different sites prior to applications and have a more informal chat.
The majority of people get onto radiology training without having done a rotation so don't stress.
I started applying for Rad since I was a PGY3 and only just got on to start next year. For reference, my progression was: PGY3 for PGY4 entry - no interview, just general interest with one unrelated pub. No courses.
I got on when applying in my PGY2 year.
I was a pgy7 unaccredited surg reg when I eventually quit and started radiology training pgy8.
Matched - current pgy2
Research: publications > oral presentations > poster presentations. Contact your Medical Imaging department and they may have someone who coordinates research or at least can point you in a direction.
I know a lot of people. So many that I would say I know more people who started PGY-3, than PGY-4. Just get buddy buddy with your radiology department as an intern and resident and you should have a good chance.
I think it probably helps to have done a rotation in radiology, mostly for the opportunity to network with the registrars and consultants and get your name and face well known.
I got into radiology training at the start of PGY3 year. I didn't really have any mentors or connections. I just studied hard and got good ranks/marks in the Informed Medics Anatomy and Physics Exam as well as the HETI Westmead Physics Exam.
Try not to be disheartened. Getting onto a training program depends on a multitude of factors - your CV, your interview skills, your personality and how you get along with other staff (both medical, nursing and other allied health), and a bit of luck.
Perhaps this may be true for the top hospital and gunners but I know many who got on this year after doing 1 year of SRMO year, did very well in the anatomy and physics exams and was well liked by the department.
Cold email some of the radiologists at your network and see what's available or the radiology research team if there is one. Rad regs have to do research as part of training and you can probably help out with data collection/entry if you want to be involved.
I went to both the Anatomy and Physics courses in my resident year and got into radiology when I applied as a PGY2. I only did Informed Medics and HETI Physics.
I'm not sure which state you're in but my best advice is - apply to every state, keep an eye out for every job (seek notifications), make an effort to meet departments to show interest and you will get on somewhere in Australia.
I just want to add I've seen you comment on many radiology related posts on reddit. With all due respect, I think you're scaring people way too much and it's unnecessary.
It's pretty normal not to get on first try, especially applying "early" from PGY2. Be persistent. Continue to show face. Bake cookies (sorry... but it's probably the easiest way to win the RNs).
I am based in NSW and didn't do a rad rotation, just did the anatomy and physics courses and did well in the anatomy and physics exams (top 5 for both).
Don't worry about, the DOTs won't look at that part as the likely don't care. RANZCR just did it in a standardised CV to help the DOTs scroll to which ever section they are most interested in (ie medical work experience, research, awards and your anatomy and physics exam scores).
No, everyone in my year were PGY2, some hospitals prefer taking PGY2 but others may prefer PGY 3+
Boomer radiologist here. I want to tell you how I accepted radiology registrars, a while back, into our major Melbourne hospital. It's a true story. I was given a list of candidates' names.
I think Vic is fairly transparent in how they select their trainees. Do the things to show your interest (anatomy, physics), meet with the right people and demonstrate a good likeable personality and it’s not too hard to get in as pgy2!
Most/all radiology departments are *very* light on research - as in, no research beyond what the registrars have to do. None of us know shit about statistics or study design or any of that stuff.
ok but in all seriousness, chill out my dude/dudess, and focus on getting through med school -> internship -> being a half-decent doctor for the immediate future.
It is still possible to get on as pgy3, tho generally the expectation is to have done 1 or 2 years of radiology related rmo or unaccre reg year. In my dep, 2 out of 12 regs didnt have any rad exposure prior to getting on.
Yes you are 100% correct. I agree with you there are people who get on without doing courses but usually they have AMAZING CVs / connections that they don't tell you ...
Yes, but I never won any prizes in med school. Your ranking in the Westmead Physics course is probably the most relevant for them as it will indicate you're ready to sit the Part Is
Pass rates are improving for the writtens but still an odd sitting where it will be like 50%. The pass rate for the most recent OSCER was 38%.
For physics - Michael Nel on youtube. I think his channel is "Radiology Tutorials." He does the radiopaedia physics courses and much of the paywalled content from those is available on youtube (not the exact same videos, but effectively the same content).
$4455 for Phase 1 exams. The exams are run every 6 months, and you generally have 4 attempts.
Adding onto this, for RANZCR Part 1s this year it jumped to 92% pass rates for anatomy and 89% for physics (exam report not out, but was emailed to all members)
Informed medics is excellent for passing the part 1 exam, but DOTs don’t really know about it yet although it is getting more well known. I don’t know how ranzcr score it for CV points.
lol I’ve paid $10k to RANZCR this year.
I did the online QUT course which is easy to get >95% because it’s just weekly assignments. Made it easy to juggle during intern year. But did not prepare me for the part 1 anatomy at all.
I enrolled in the Grad Dip at UMelb and bailed after a couple months, before the census date. In my opinion, $20k is just not money well spent. The course is very much focussed on surgical technique and presenting dissections in a certain way.
The Westmead Physics course can be completed online with recordings or in person. If you want to do it in person the lectures will run from about Feb to June, but if you watch it online you can do it at your own pace.
Had a chat about this with the training director of my state. They said that any of those listed courses is fine, but if there's no "exam component" then you might as well have not done it because it don't show your true ability.
From a CV perspective, Westmead is going to be the standard. But the informed medics exam is being increasingly recognised as the better physics preparatory course for passing the actual part 1 exam (at least in QLD).
I think most people who are super keen on Radiology do both the HETI and Informed Medics (anatomy and physics course). You can do the online HETI Westmead course (online recordings) then do their exam in Feb or June and resit their exams if you don't do well the first time.
Informed Medics was great for me as it was presented by subspecialist radiologists and radiology registrars who recently sat the exams, so it was very high-yield.
TBH westmead > informed medics. There’s far more high yield things for a CV than endlessly putting more courses for anat/physics. As long as you have a good score for each, just move on and buff other parts of your CV.
20k for the grad dip from Uni Melb is alot of $$$ I got in accredited radiology training in PGY2 and I did the Anatomy and Physics exams in Intern year and redid them in Resident year to get an even better score.
InformedMedics is very NSW centric and whilst DoTs in other states are aware about it i think all you really need is some anatomy course on CV, doesnt matter which.
I'm from NSW and my DOTs look at the informedmedics anatomy and physics exam score as well as the HETI physics exam scores. The DOTs want to choose someone who can pass the difficult Part 1 Exams (often sat within 2 months of starting training ie.
It's pretty hard to publish in radiology so many people applying will be in the same boat and have only a few case reports here and there so it's not heavily relied looked upon.
QUT Anatomy - pros: 2.5k, run by a uni, cons: more clinical/surgical rather than radiological, not that useful for part 1s, cannot be used as a reference material regardless
Reg here. Yes my impression is it is capped at four attempts total. There are two application intakes per year. So if you apply once but get feedback your CV needs more work; you could defer applying again another 12, 18, 24 months, whatever you like.
Recommend against Gray’s or Cunningham’s or other ‘surgical anatomy’ textbooks. While anatomy is anatomy, Radiology approaches anatomy differently from Surgery , through the lens of ‘how it is displayed in projections and cross sections,’ not ‘how it appears on the operating table as you dissect through and retract…
That's interesting, because with my chats with the rads DoT in WA he said he puts LOTS of emphasis on doing a course with an examinable component, and explicitly said he doesn't like checklist courses on the CV
4 application rule (each year counts as one but you can apply everywhere; it refreshes on 1 Jan every year).
It took about 18 months of regular study and 4 months of “intense” study (3 hours study before work, tutes for 1-2 hours after work most days) and I passed everything.
My understanding is Canberra offered interviews in the week of June 15, Victoria job offers were given on August 3, nsw interview offers will be August 11
you wouldn't want to waste a RANZCR attempt at applying (only 4 attempts and $800).
Emails gone out if anyone’s wondering.
Some DOTs look very carefully at these scores as their worst nightmare for the department is to hire someone who can't pass the hard Anatomy and Physics Part 1 exams after 4 attempts, take a ton of study leave, and then they get kicked out the program (has happened and will happen).
Offers started coming out on Monday.
Just got the unsuccessful email. Back to the drawing board…
WA radiology interview offers have been released
That sounds ridiculous. RANZCR organises a match and then leaves it up to individual hospitals to contact applicants? Not good
Interview offers released - 12 Aug 2026
Yep that's what happened this year. The internal applications were slow and drawn out. 2 months between interview and offers. I'm not familiar with the usual time frame but that seems extra drawn out to me
Anyone got any calls yet? 10:22 AEST here, still nothing.
I think these interview offers lag 1-2 weeks behind the accredited radiology positions and their job offers are released 1-3 weeks after the accredited radiology positions (so they don't have people who accept their job, then find out they're on the program and then decline).
LAN 2 offers are out
Confirming Western is out, interviews the following week
Offers will be sent from 2 September 2026.
I emailed the SCUH contact email to ask for an update today for QLD Applications, was happy to hear back from them quickly. Candidates nominated for interviews will be contacted week beginning August 20.
Interviews were Thurs/Fri, and offers on the Monday. One business day, very quick turnaround
It's not that difficult and not at all to the level of the part 1. Some basic CT labelling and radiation safety stuff. There's also some random interview-like questions/soft skills mixed into it.
16, better than last year, worse than next year
Victoria usually only take their own from Victoria and usually people want to stay in Victoria. NSW will be next as they are the next popular. Then the other states behind who often hire the strong VIC and NSW applicants.
Typically interviews are this week and next week. There are usually only a few days to one week between being offered the interview and the interview date.
Many start studying really hard in final year to sit the exams in internship and resit in resident year to get a high rank in the exams before application in PGY2
Getting more difficult with time. It is a top tier specialty and people are realising that. Training is reasonable with no/minimal on call, no over time.
Very realistic. 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.
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.
Getting in is hard but so is every other specialty. Pay is amazing and most of us only work 3 to 4 days a week, 9 to 5. Full time wage is between 600k to 1.2mil.
I would say its on the same level of competiveness as Anaesthetics. You would need to do a bit of research, get the right rotations, get intimate with the radiology department.
Agree with everything you said except #2. It has been getting increasingly competitive with many candidates applying multiple years before getting on.
Radiology is one of the few specialties where you essentially can't progress past a RMO level until you're in training. This means that excellent RMOs on Rad terms are normally a shoe-in for training the next year (direct words a public radiologist told me)
I can't really comment on the competitiveness compared to anos, but only 10-15 years ago you could get a rads training job just by going down to the department, introducing yourself and maybe doing a physics course
Radiology: anyone can apply, basically no prerequisites, but there are pseudo-compulsory courses that DoTs look at to weed out people. Many aren't aware hence the %s probably look worse than it actually is
Think GP is bad having 2400 applicants for 1500 positions? Radiology is between 8-12 applicants per position (c.f 1.6x in GP)
Probably a really bad time to ask this question as the college is about to revamp the selection process for trainees starting next year, iirc
Why are people not jumping on to this? They are, applications to radiology in the last 6 years have jumped from decades of being about 3 applications per job to now where it's between 8-12 applications per job
VIC is very difficult to get a radiology position. Good luck! ACT and WA and SA and QLD are (relatively) easier than VIC and NSW, historically often taking the very good interstate applicants from NSW and VIC
Just remember you and what seems like half of every graduating class now wants to do radiology. Despite bringing in a 'pay to apply' scheme and limiting the number of attempts, most states are receiving applications at a 15+ applicants per position.
Radiology is fast becoming the neurosurg/ENT/plastics of the non surgical world, so unless you enjoy countless years of ED and ICU rotations and PHO, then I'd make sure it's really want you want to do.
We had 220 applicants for a unaccredited Radiology job last month…
Radiology has become significantly harder to get onto recently, with many people not getting on until PGY 4-5+ these days. It's likely there is a lot of nepotism at play with those that got on at PGY-3
I should clarify. Doing fantastic for a med student/where they are in their career, however nowhere near what is required if they were to only do the informed medics between now and actually applying.
Sorry I stand corrected based on the latest information on MediNav, it is currently just over 8:1 eligible applications to training positions in QLD Cardiothoracic was actually also 8:1 just FYI but it didn't help there was just 1 position available, also in QLD only
The QLD Radiology Training Network recently limited the number of attempts to a maximum of 5, so keep this in mind when applying. The radiology/nuc med PHO positions, whilst are very beneficial for getting on the program, are themselves very competitive positions to obtain.
Varires from state to state, in Victoria (the only cntral match that releases data) there was about 125 applicants for 20 spots. Radiology is becoming more competitive.
On paper it looks like a reasonable step, but I've not heard of many rad regs who have done rad onc roles. They're quite different roles. You won't get any experience with the common bread-and-butter radiology procedures or protocols.
We currently need about twice as many radiologists working in the public as we have now. So even if AI could make the consultants twice as fast, we’d only JUST be meeting demands.
Victoria does not believe in unaccredited rad roles. only 3 hospitals even have radiology hmo/intern roles as it is, which are all very highly competitive
I think the most desirable Radiology SRMO jobs are at Concord (has 3 positions) and RPA (has 3 positions) due to good supervision and teaching and they allow you to protocol scans, answer calls, attend teaching sessions, report scans.
Yea it’s so fucked. There are hardly any unaccredited jobs here either lol Looks like it’s just purely who you know. I know interns who did radiology term and walked on the program particularly at the Alfred lol no research no exams
I know SA is undersubscribed with SA applicants and often take impressive interstate (particularly NSW) applicants who have done well in the Physics and Anatomy exams
Depends on the department and how many regs there are. The common format is along the lines of: - Rostered to either general nuc med or PET - General nuc med is weird and you won't be expected to know the protocols, indications, etc...
I know. I’m just so burnt out literally waiting to get into radiology and working the surg job because no unaccredited and no SRMO jobs in radiology.
I think they are more lenient in WA as they prefer to hire their own who live in WA (may overlook the exam marks) but have at least done the courses online to show their dedication to Radiology.
It's getting tough just to get a SRMO / Unaccredited radiology and nuclear medicine jobs. Getting these jobs helps to significantly increase the likelihood of getting onto radiology training the following year.
Hornsby is outsourced to a private company. No accredited radiology registrars or training site there. However hornsby is known to be very chill compared to other hospitals so you should have lots of time to study to do very well in the AIT + anatomy exams to maximise your chances at a training position / Radiology…
Western Australia is known to take people from interstate such as NSW because it is easier to get into WA than NSW and the NSW applicants have very strong CVs compared to other states as there are alot of Radiology / Nuclearmedicine / Interventional Radiology SRMO jobs in NSW and everyone does the Westmead Physics HETI…
I think they only have 1 or 2 positions so you would need to say hi to the DOTs beforehand. They will prefer to take someone who lives in Tasmania at the time of applying or has family roots there.
Service roles at RPA and Westmead. RPA has 2-3 srmos, I think all of them historically have got on to radiology, except for a couple who didn't end up wanting to do radiology.
Do the courses, show you’re exam ready Show that you have a solid clinical background with good clinical references. I find prospective trainees with good ED, ICU and Gen Surg experience and references do better than prospective trainees who have spent their time in ‘niche’ terms, and I think Rad Onc is more the…
I know RNS has a radiology rotation for residents. I don't know if RPA or POW hav a radiology rotation for residents. Yes, they do favour internal applicants for SRMO jobs but I only know RPA having SRMO positions in Radiology and Nuc Med.
If you can’t get radiology RMO job, maybe try get Rad onc RMO job, as the two specialties are under the same college and the department teaching may be helpful as you need to have a good grasp of how to read a CT/MRI for planning radiation therapy as a consultant rad onc.
I know over in WA many people get jobs in rad onc (service reg or RMO), as exposure to “radiology” and they use this to get onto rads training. I did a week long placement in rad onc and half the service reg’s I met were just trying to get into radiology, and two of them were successful for their application that year…
It's probably much of a muchness. NM SRMO positions have been around longer than general radiology or IR SRMO positions. All of them get you a foot in the door so you can interview well the next time jobs are advertised.
POWH has at least daily teaching, good supervision/feedback, and a reasonable track record of getting trainees through training. St George has had accreditation issues over the last few years which now seem to be improving (they have been allowed to start recruiting first year trainees as of a few months ago and now…
If u can’t get rad rotation as a JMO, try your luck at rad onc rotation, as it’s still under the same college, so the experience is still counted on the CV for radiology training.
Have you followed your own advice and quit training?
The negative feedback from nursing staff is a red flag and will be very difficult to overcome. TBH your best option is to change workplaces and at a minimum have a temporary personality transplant while you try to get on.
I think it may be a bit of a red flag having negative feedback from nurses and not getting on despite an impressive CV and being known by the department.
I only started mid way through last year but I will be changing specialties, yes.
Damn. 90th centile informed medics apparently not enough for an interview it would seem
The system is rigged, it's all who u know. Not whether you're a good doctor with research or not!
Ffs I’m so over this time of the year, raises my blood pressure up. No luck this year fellas despite being in HETI top 10 😒
Just remember pissing off nurses directly affects your chances since I’ve heard multiple times DoT always interview your nursing colleagues and allied health staff.
honestly just ask yourself what the point of the effort is - we're going to be out of a job in a couple years with the increasing corporatisation of radiology clinics (no opportunity for partnership) and huge impending oversupply of us (massive trainee intakes and now UK colleagues).
You'll be constantly humbled in Radiology and need a bit of a thick skin because you'll constantly see new things and miss something you thought was nornal.
Congratulations on getting on. Radiology is very different most most other fields of medicine. Every single complex, bizarre, or rare case that comes through the hospital is going to pass through the imaging department, and you will get to see all of them.
Yup, UHG is the only site in VIC with no nights / 4 days week. Apparently in NSW all the night scans get externally reported so that none of the trainees do nights.
Work life balance is great. Most training places make you do nights, but i've heard whsipers there's a training site in Vic where the trainees don't do nights and work 4days a week fulltime
This may be LAN dependent, but during training you can work down to 0.5FTE without any bother, or need to find a job share partner. This does prolong training but is great if you need family time or study time.
A confidential report by the specialist college responsible for overseeing the training of radiology registrars said there had been a “significant deterioration” in trainee supervision at Nepean Hospital.
I can't wait to throw Alfred Trauma under the bus for making the morning radiology meeting (where there is essentially no learning, where patients are discussed, and it impacts ongoing patient care) under the bus for its fraudulent claim of registrar training time.
Of the 3, Wagga is probably the best and also has a rads SRMO position so if you're really keen on rural that's probably the best of the ones you've listed.
Standard state rates normally without overtime so anywhere between $100-$160k dependent on your seniority
The rule of thumb for starting as a consultant in private is $100k per annum for every day of the week you work Meaning if you work 5 days as a week its 500k, if you work 3 days a week its 300k.
I work as a radiologist for a private company and get 10 weeks paid leave a year.
Wear a well fitted suit. If someone tells you not to wear a suit they're misinformed or trying to sabotage you lmao.
> They cost less than registrars Depends on where you are, obviously. In NSW, a 1st year NP gets a base rate of $70.44 an hour, increasing to a maximum $75.42 after three years. Registrar pay tops out at $70.20.
I was a psych reg, decided it wasn’t for me and made a plan to get onto rads - I now finish training in a few months. I believe it would have been easier with a surgical background, but also I think it’s more competitive now than when I was applying. Anyway, the steps; - Get a more relevant job. For me it was ICU…
We can tell when you give the answers you think we want to hear vs answers that are actually from yourself. Show yourself you’re trainable and someone they want to spend four hours sitting next to in a small dark room…
2 people, counts not rates; median 1.5 yr to getting on from the 2 whose start and outcome both fell inside the dump.
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NSW intern here. Which anatomy courses is everyone doing? I heard Anatomy Academy isn't that great anymore because it's open book.comment ↗
I'm NSW based PGY2 keen on radiology. I've unfortunately not received any offers for radiology SRMO and will likely be doing a general SRMO year in 2025. I was hoping to boost my CV with some extra u…comment ↗
I'm currently PGY2. Will be PGY3 in 2025. How do I sign up for a CPD home? When do I need to sign up by? How many CPD points would I need for the year?comment ↗
Female, late 20s, from Sydney, currently a reg in a lifestyle elective. Looking for male. DM if you're also from NSW. Long distance is too hard.comment ↗
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