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 (three years) of full time equivalent (FTE) training.
At least 24 months (two 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 (three clinical years)
- Trainees who started Advanced Training in Gastroenterology from 2013 onwards must spend at least six months at a site other than the primary training hospital.
- It is preferred that no more than 24 months of core training be undertaken at any one site.
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.
- including the equivalent of at least 12 months of one in four weekends on-call to gain out-of-hours experience.
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.
Other requirements
- Trainees are strongly recommended that all trainees complete their Advanced Training at more than one training site.
- Within the three-year clinical stream training program, trainees who started Advanced Training in Gastroenterology from 2013 onward must spend at least six months at a site other than the primary training hospital. It is preferred that trainees in this stream undertake no more than 24 months of core training at any one site.
- Over the two years of core training, trainees must gain out-of-hours experience. This should be the equivalent of at least 12 months of one in four weekends on-call.