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Anaesthesia training resources: Introductory Training (IT) assessments

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.

Additional resources related to the revised Introductory Training (IT) assessments.

General information


A new online multiple-choice question (MCQ) assessment and Supervisor of Training (SOT)-led specified emergency scenarios (SES) on 6 topics will replace the current IAAC questions beginning January 2025.

General information links

Additional details for the MCQA and SES can be viewed in the 2025 Anaesthesia Training Program documents.

Multiple-choice Question Assessment (MCQA)


The multiple-choice question (MCQ) assessment in Introductory Training (IT) is a series of questions selected from knowledge-based learning outcomes for the IT core unit of the anaesthesia training program curriculum document.

Specialised emergency scenarios (SES) assessment


The specified emergency scenarios (SES) assessment is conducted by the supervisor of training (SOT), and/or an approved delegate, to assess an introductory trainee’s medical knowledge and application of clinical reasoning, problem-solving and decision making, with a focus on safe management of emergency situations.

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