Advanced Trainee Selection and Matching
The Advanced Trainee Selection and Matching Service (ATSM) is used as part of recruitment by some physician specialty groups in different states across Australia.
The Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria (PMCV) is providing the 2021 ATSM service.
Register for ATSM
We’re finalising match dates now and we’ll publish them to this page soon.
In the interim, you can create a candidate account with PMCV so you’re ready to apply for positions once matches opens.
Register
Specialty groups using the ATSM 2021
| Specialty group |
State |
Advanced Training group |
Combined first year match |
| Cardiology |
VIC/TAS |
New |
Yes |
| Endocrinology |
VIC/TAS |
New and continuing |
No |
| Gastroenterology |
VIC/TAS/NSW/SA |
New and continuing |
(VIC/TAS/SA only) |
| Geriatric Medicine |
VIC |
New and continuing |
Yes |
| Infectious Diseases |
VIC |
New and continuing |
No |
| Nephrology |
VIC/TAS |
New and continuing |
Yes |
| Respiratory Medicine |
VIC/TAS |
New |
Yes |
| Rheumatology |
VIC/TAS |
New and continuing |
No |
Divisional Clinical Exam
Because the Divisional Clinical Examination was held later this year, some job offers may be made before exam results are released. In these cases, specialty groups may advise successful applicants their employment is subject to their exam result.
2020 outcome
The 2020 ATSM service has now been completed with 667 applicants for positions. 13 matches were run this year, resulting in 294 successful applicant-position matches.
363 men applied for positions, resulting in 146 successful matches. 304 women applied for positions, resulting in 148 successful matches.
Results by specialty
| Specialty group |
Unique positions |
Applicants |
Positions filled |
| Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
| Cardiology VIC, TAS, NSW and ACT |
| First-year trainees |
39 |
130 |
39 |
| 96 |
34 |
29 |
10 |
| Endocrinology VIC and TAS |
| First-year and continuing trainees |
24 |
52 |
24 |
| 12 |
40 |
6 |
18 |
| Gastroenterology NSW |
| First-year trainees |
14 |
52 |
14 |
| 39 |
13 |
9 |
5 |
| Continuing trainees |
25 |
36 |
25 |
| 19 |
17 |
12 |
13 |
| Gastroenterology VIC and TAS |
| First-year trainees |
15 |
65 |
15 |
| 43 |
22 |
10 |
5 |
| Continuing trainees |
15 |
23 |
12 |
| 14 |
9 |
9 |
3 |
| Geriatric Medicine VIC |
| First-year and continuing trainees |
78 |
105 |
77 |
| 48 |
57 |
33 |
44 |
| Infectious Diseases VIC |
| First-year and continuing trainees |
20 |
49 |
20 |
| 27 |
22 |
14 |
6 |
| Nephrology VIC and TAS |
| First-year trainees |
16 |
32 |
16 |
| 11 |
21 |
6 |
10 |
| Continuing trainees |
23 |
17 |
16 |
| 3 |
14 |
3 |
13 |
| Respiratory Medicine VIC and TAS |
| Continuing trainees |
10 |
37 |
10 |
| 26 |
11 |
9 |
1 |
| Rheumatology VIC and TAS |
| First-year and continuing trainees |
10 |
31 |
10 |
| 11 |
20 |
1 |
9 |
| Rheumatology NSW and ACT |
| First-year and continuing trainees |
18 |
38 |
16 |
| 14 |
24 |
5 |
11 |
| Total |
307 |
667 |
294 |
| 363 |
304 |
146 |
148 |
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