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Centralised Selection of Advanced Trainees

Allocation into Positions for 2009

What you need to know to be able to participate in the Centralised State Based Selection of Trainees

Below please find information which is very important for your successful participation in the centralised selection of trainees. More detailed information about the background for the selection of trainees as well as the principles, the eligibility criteria and the selection criteria will be available when the site opens for registration on the Members' section of the RACP website as soon as possible in 2008.

1.	State based centralised selection of advanced trainees will be conducted in the following specialties/states through the RACP for the 2009 training year:
	Specialty	Coordinator	Contact Email
	Cardiology (NSW)	Prof David Richmond	r.richmond@unsw.edu.au
	Cardiology (Vic)	Dr David Pryor	david.prior@svhm.org.au
	Endocrinology (NSW)	Dr Roderick Clifton-Bligh	jclifton@med.usyd.edu.au
	Endocrinology (Vic)	A/Prof Duncan Topliss	duncan.topliss@med.monash.edu.au
	Gastroenterology (NSW)	Prof Michael Grimm	M.Grimm@unsw.edu.au
	Gastroenterology (Vic)	A/Professor Geoffrey Hebbard	Geoff.Hebbard@mh.org.au
	Medical Oncology (Vic)	Dr Linda Mileshkin	Linda.Mileshkin@petermac.org
	Respiratory and Sleep (NSW)	Prof Malcolm Ogborne	mogborne@bigpond.com
	Respiratory and Sleep (Vic)	Dr Matthew Conron	Matthew.Conron@svhm.org.au
	Rheumatology (NSW)	Dr Beatrice Janssen	bjanssen@bigpond.net.au
	Rheumatology (VIC)	A/Prof Russell Buchanan	buchanan.rmd@unimelb.edu.au
	Rheumatology (SA)	A/Prof Malcolm Smith	Malcolm.Smith@rgh.sa.gov.au
	Nephrology (VIC)	Prof Robyn Langham	Robyn.Langham@svhm.org.au
	Nuclear Medicine (NSW)	A/Prof Patrick Butler	sp.butler@unsw.edu.au
	NB. If centralised selection is introduced in other specialties/states, this site will be updated as soon as the information becomes available.

Please visit this site on a regular basis for updates on the selection processes.

Selection of trainees is conducted online via the MyTraining website as follows:

3.1	Australian Medical Graduates (AMG) must be registered as trainees of the RACP in Australia which enables them to automatically access the RACP MyTraining website. To sign in, click on the following link: http://www.racp.edu.au/members/atsm.cfm If you have lost or forgotten your password, click "sign in" at the top of any page on the RACP public website, and on the Member login page click on [Forgotten Login Details]. It will take you to a short form where you will only need to enter your email address and you will then be sent your username and password. If you have not previously had access to the RACP Members' website please follow the instructions below in order to obtain a password: You need to apply for a username and password via our 'Public' website - look for the Request Access link at the top of the page.
	•	Click on the link to the Registration Form, which you need to fill in with some professional details to enable us to verify that you are a member of the RACP.
	•	Once the form has been submitted the login details will be emailed to you, usually within the next day or so. The password is case sensitive and must be entered exactly as it is written when sent to you.
	•	Once you do gain access, it is a good idea to change the password straight away to something easier, i.e. all in lower case and easy to remember.
3.2	International Medical Graduates (IMGs) who wish to participate in the centralised selection of advanced trainees in the specified specialties must either: - have previously fulfilled the requirements of basic physician training under the supervision of the RACP and must be a currently registered trainee or - be a Fellow of the RACP or - have a local sponsor (ie a hospital willing to consider your application - organised via the hospital and the coordinator of the specialty in that state).
	You should contact the RACP Education Deanery (email: adult_training@racp.edu.au or phone: 02 8247 6289 or 02 8247 6297) if you have any queries about registering with the RACP or the RPL process.
3.3	Registered Trainees with the RACP in New Zealand who wish to participate in the selection process must contact the relevant Specialty Society Coordinator (click here) to confirm if they are an eligible applicant. If yes, the Specialty Society Coordinator is to contact Emma Cunningham to obtain access for the applicant to the MyTraining registration site. If you are not registered with the RACP in New Zealand you will not have access to selection of trainees in Australia.
3.4	Fellows of the Royal Australasian and New Zealand College of Radiologists who wish to undertake advanced training in nuclear medicine with the RACP, will be able to register for selection of trainees by contacting Ms Emma Cunningham on 03 9927 7777.

The registration site opens based on the Timeline of Selection of Trainees. It is envisaged that it will be open for:

4.1     participation in selection of second year gastroenterology trainees in Victoria and NSW from 6^th June 2008;
participation in selection of second and third year trainees in respiratory and sleep medicine in Victoria from 20^th June 2008;

4.2     participation in selection of all other trainees from 14 July 2008;

4.3    selection of advanced trainees in NSW from 24 July 2008.
The closing date for registration will vary for different specialties/states and will be available shortly.

NB In NSW selection of trainees is conducted jointly between the RACP and the NSW Health. Important: All eligible trainees applying for a position in NSW must apply to both the RACP via MyTraining and NSW Health (HealthJobs website) or your application will not be considered.

The online selection process goes through various stages:

6.1	First Stage - Provision of Documentation. This will be open from July 1 2008. In this stage applicants are required to complete a CV template and the template for personal information and provide details of their referees. Applicants are advised to provide their details as soon as possible and not wait until the very last moment, as this may be a time consuming part of the selection process.
6.2	Second Stage - Registration Process
	a) b) c) d) e) f)	applicants are required to complete an Agreement; applicants select the specialty in which they wish to apply for a position; familiarise themselves with the selection process; complete the eligibility criteria; read about positions available and provide preferences for positions
6.3	Third Stage - Attendance at Interview Each specialty may have a different interview process, so please read the information about the selection process carefully. The date of the interview will be announced mid year. There may not be sufficient time available for advising the time of the interview. Applicants therefore need to be prepared to attend the interview at any time on the day. The time of the interview will be advised via EMAIL.
6.4	Fourth Stage - Notification of Results Applicants will be advised of the results of the allocation process via EMAIL. Applicants will then need to finalise their recruitment requirements with the hospital to which they have been allocated.

For further information on the matching process or to contact the Specialty Society Coordinator directly, please CLICK HERE or contact Emma Cunningham on 03 9927 7777 or email Emma on atselection@racp.edu.au.

Accessing Centralised Selection of Advanced Trainees in the MyTraining website:
RACP Advanced Trainees and Basic Trainees sitting the Clinical Examination this year sign in to the MyTraining website, via the following link:
http://www.racp.edu.au/members/atsm.cfm
Eligible non-members (see 3.2 and 3.4 above) can access the MyTraining website, via the following link:
https://members.racp.edu.au/mytraining/

Please note that atselection@racp.edu.au is the official email address for correspondence relating to selection of trainees. You are advised to check your 'Junk Mail' inbox and accept this address to ensure a smooth communication with the RACP regarding the selection of trainees.

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