Time-based requirements
Ensures adequate time for trainees to gain necessary learning experiences across a range of relevant rotations.
Training time
A total of 36 months (3 years) of full time equivalent (FTE) training.
At least 24 months (2 years) of Advanced Training in Gastroenterology must be undertaken in Australia and/or New Zealand.
Streams of training
It is important trainees decide to undertake either:
Option 1 - Clinical stream of training (3 clinical years)
- Trainees who commenced training before 2013 within the 3-year clinical stream: Minimum 6 months at a site other than the primary training hospital
OR
Option 2 - Academic stream of training (two clinical years and one non-core year as part of a PhD or MD)
- Trainees need to have a well-developed plan to cover the curriculum over the two-year clinical period.
Training rotations
Core training:
- A minimum of 24 months FTE in accredited clinical training positions.
Non-core training
- In Australia, a maximum of 12 months may be undertaken in clinical training in related disciplines or Gastroenterology research.
- In New Zealand, the overseeing committee will prospectively approve, on a case-by-case basis, only those rotations that are closely related to Gastroenterology as non-core training for up to a maximum of 12 months.
Note: Non-core training cannot precede core training except where trainees are undertaking dual training or a higher degree during their non-core training. In those cases, training will be approved and certification deferred until it is clear that the trainee will complete the curriculum requirements during the two core years.