A niche chapter with a small number of trainees and fellows.
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2/5 for entry, 4/5 for a consultant job. 'By virtue of its niche and small specialty size, it can be competitive to win a registrar or consultant job.' Having FRACGP/FACRRM already makes you more competitive for a trainee post. 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.
Two doors again — BPT with both divisional exams, or a fellowship from RACP, AFPHM, dermatology, rural medicine, urology, O&G, psychiatry, general practice or pathology — and on r/ausjdocs it is framed almost exclusively as a post-GP-fellowship move. 36 months FTE (min 24 in Aus/NZ), an Exit Assessment in year 3, and HIV and reproductive health logbooks of 50 cases each. Entry is open-ish; the scarce resource is jobs: ~114 specialists nationally, half in NSW, reportedly no increase in full-time WA positions in 10 years. Melbourne and Sydney Sexual Health Centres hold much of the national training capacity.
Yeah you can do it after BPT as well I’m in vic and most of the accredited sexual health positions will only employ people who are also GPs. There seem to be pretty limited training options for sexual health regs who have done BPT or another non-GP speciality
Sexual health was what I was thinking too! GP + sexual health would be a great combo. RACP offers a Chapter in Sexual Health for doctors who have already followed
No offence intended, but which BPTs actually go on to do Sexual Health after completing the program? Most Sexual Health trainees I’ve come across have come through GP or Rural Generalist pathways, largely because they’re broader, faster, and give you two usable qualifications, unless as a post-Divisionals, one goes…
Sexual health sounds like it might be a really good option for you - you can actually train in sexual health through college of physicians after multiple pathways without the trauma of BPT
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RACP prospective approval deadlines 28 Feb / 31 Aug.
Sydney Sexual Health Centre (SESLHD, up to ~5), Liverpool Sexual Health Clinic (SWSLHD) and other LHD services; roughly half the national workforce. NSW JMO main round for registrar posts.
Clinic 34 — rare, broad, remote-health exposure.
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre (Alfred Health) — largest single training concentration in Australia, up to ~5 trainees.
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Dates drift a week or two each year; the calendar has confirmed vs expected windows.
Employer-set; gate is the parent fellowship or BPT + both exams. 'Having a GP fellowship (FACRRM or FRACGP) already makes you more competitive to win a trainee job in SHM.'
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You’re missing a few!! You can subspecialise in more than just these, like Sexual Health
Sexual health was what I was thinking too! GP + sexual health would be a great combo. RACP offers a Chapter in Sexual Health for doctors who have already followed
You can only commence training in Clinical Genetics after BPT and you can only commence Sexual Health training either after BPT or some other recognised College’s Fellowship programme.
Sexual health sounds like it might be a really good option for you - you can actually train in sexual health through college of physicians after multiple pathways without the trauma of BPT
One bonus if you go and work as a GP in a regional area is the government will pay off your hecs/help debt. If you have already paid some of it off or all of it, they will give it to you as a lump sum. This is just my understanding from the government guide, not from personal experience. Not a huge amount but a nice…
There is absolutely a place to practice as an endocrinologist and focus on women’s health. For example, that’s the type of work done at Jean Hailes in Melbourne, and they have both women’s health GPs and endocrinologists working there. You could also look at specialising in Sexual Health medicine as RACP advanced…
Someone else mentioned that to me a while ago, but RACP says you can do it either from basic training or from another specialty. Having said that there’s not many trainees in sexual health, so maybe those with an existing specialty are more likely to get the places?
Agree sexual health is a decent option (although will need to do a lot of men’s sexual health as well). But you need to have done another speciality first before being eligible to start sexual health training. The best pathway to do that is to do GP training first
Are you aware of the sexual health physician fellowship? This is not a GP w special interest but attained either post FRACGP or RACP BPT (and possibly other colleges) via 3 year advanced training: https://www.racp.edu.au/trainees/advanced-training/advanced-training-programs/sexual-health-medicine
No I meant to consider sexual health/genetics as an alternative to BPT.
there are unaccredited ID reg positions/public health positions and sexual health positions, all of which might fit your interests and be good on a CV).
No offence intended, but which BPTs actually go on to do Sexual Health after completing the program? Most Sexual Health trainees I’ve come across have come through GP or Rural Generalist pathways, largely because they’re broader, faster, and give you two usable qualifications, unless as a post-Divisionals, one goes…
Yeah you can do it after BPT as well I’m in vic and most of the accredited sexual health positions will only employ people who are also GPs. There seem to be pretty limited training options for sexual health regs who have done BPT or another non-GP speciality
I was a sexual health registrar once upon a time, in a small rural town. Two patients who saw me in public hurriedly ran away.
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