Calling for a Rehabilitation Medicine Fellow to join the Training Program Committee in Rehabilitation Medicine

Date published: Nov 6, 2026, 11:54 AM

Summary

The Training Program Committee in Rehabilitation Medicine (the Committee) is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from Rehabilitation Medicine Fellows to join the Committee as an Appointed Member.

Description

One of the main roles of the Committee is to monitor and assess individual trainee progress in Rehabilitation Medicine across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

There are currently 3 Appointed Member positions vacant on the Committee. In this role, you will help shape the physicians of the future and positively contribute to the direction, workforce and culture of Program Name across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

Key responsibilities of the Committee

  • Entry to the training program
  • Recognition of Prior Learning, and modifications to training program requirements for individual trainees
  • Prospective approval of proposed training
  • Monitoring of trainee progress, progress decisions and enhanced training support
  • Applications for Special Requests
  • Support for supervisors
  • Confirmation of completion of training program requirements for admission to Fellowship
  • Development and improvement of training program curriculum including making recommendations for moderate and major changes
  • Advice on assessment of Overseas Trained Physicians (OTPs)
  • Reconsideration of committee decisions and review of decisions made by child committees (if relevant)
  • Approval of applications for Post Fellowship Specialty Recognition
  • Monitoring of risks and issues within the training program and escalation of these to the Training Program Management Committee.

The Committee typically meets three times each year, with one face-to-face meeting in Sydney. Members are appointed to the Committee for an initial three-year term which can be renewed once for a further and final three-year term.

For more information regarding the role and the Committee, please refer to the Terms of Reference (PDF). 

How to apply

Interested Fellows are invited to submit a completed expression of interest form (DOC) and a copy of their Curriculum Vitae to Rehab@racp.edu.au

Creation Date:

Nov 6, 2026, 11:37 AM

Closing Date:

Dec 9, 2026, 17:00 PM

Our commitment to inclusivity

The RACP is committed to inclusive and respectful committee environments, and to ensuring its governance structures reflect the breadth of perspectives across its membership and the communities it serves.
When assessing expressions of interest, the College considers skills and experience alongside the perspectives and lived experience applicants may bring. Any information shared is voluntary and will be treated respectfully.

The RACP recognises Māori as tangata whenua and Te Tiriti o Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand, and acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Indigenous peoples of Australia and Pacific peoples as recognised within the Indigenous Strategic Framework.

Consistent with the RACP Constitution and the Indigenous Strategic Framework, and informed by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Uluru Statement from the Heart, the College is committed to upholding Indigenous leadership, the rights of Indigenous peoples to self-determination, and ensuring cultural safety across committee environments.

This is not positioned as a subset of diversity, but reflects distinct status, leadership, rights, and contribution

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