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Anaesthesia training resources: Home

This guide has been designed to support trainees participating in the ANZCA Anaesthesia Training Program, and contains resources intended to help support the overall training experience.

What to expect from the guide

The guide has been structured into four sections.

The first section contains some useful information for those just starting their course

  • Starting out

The second section is composed of three main categories (or tabs) covering the course curriculum:

  1. Roles in practice - includes communication and scholar role
  2. Clinical fundamentals (CFs)
  3. Specialised study units (SSUs)

Within each category you will find e-books, journals, articles, podcasts and videos, websites, as well links to other supporting guides.

The third section is comprised of assessment-related resources:

  • Assessment resources - an extensive list of exam and WBA-related resources split into the PEx, FEx and WBA areas, including the PEx recommended reading list

The fourth section is comprised of seven additional categories (or tabs):

  • Courses - recommended online and in-person support courses
  • Podcasts & online lectures - teaching podcasts & videos
  • Books & journals - highlighted texts with a particular focus on training and/or exams
  • Apps - useful apps
  • Social networking - we highlight the Facebook and related groups used by trainees
  • Post-training resources - information on completing your course, CPD resources, registration and medical indemnity insurance
  • Other resources - websites, databases, wellbeing, cultural safety and other support resources

Acknowledgement

ANZCA acknowledges the traditional custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises their unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past, present, and emerging.

ANZCA acknowledges and respects Māori as the Tangata Whenua of Aotearoa and is committed to upholding the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, fostering the college’s relationship with Māori, supporting Māori fellows and trainees, and striving to improve the health of Māori.