Library resource guides: Anaesthesia training resources: Overview

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:

Roles in practice - includes communication and scholar role
Clinical fundamentals (CFs)
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 eight additional categories (or tabs):

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

ANZCA Training Portfolio System (TPS)

The online portfolio system designed to record training experiences by and for trainees.

ANZCA training portfolio system (TPS)
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ANZCA: Setting up SSO and MFA

ANZCA Exam Management System (EMS)

ANZCA Exam Management System
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ANZCA: Setting up SSO and MFA We're committed to enhancing your user experience while ensuring the security of your personal and professional data. That’s why we are introducing single sign-on (SSO) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) as a part of a new log in experience to strengthen access controls and make the ANZCA networks more secure.

Learn@ANZCA

Learn@ANZCA (formerly Networks) is the college's learning management system.

Introduction to Anaesthesia training ***Highly recommended*** The Introduction to Anaesthesia Training Course is run yearly in all regions and New Zealand to welcome new trainees into the ANZCA training program. The course is a face-to-face, full day event aimed at providing introductory trainees with information that is relevant to them and their training. It is also a fantastic opportunity to meet other trainees in the training program and build friendships and connections. To find out when the course will be run in your region, please contact your local ANZCA office. If you are a trainee and are unable to attend Introduction to Anaesthesia Training Course, you can access some of the course presentations and resources under trainee resources.
ANZCA training program A collection of resources designed to assist trainees from introductory training to provisional fellowship training.
Scholar role support resources These resources have been developed to: Assist trainees meet the requirements of the revised scholar role competencies in the re-released curriculum.
ANZCA: Setting up SSO and MFA

Anaesthesia training program curriculum

The current version of curriculum and the training handbook can be accessed below.

ANZCA Anaesthesia Training Program Curriculum The ANZCA Anaesthesia Training Program Curriculum defines the learning outcomes, associated requirements and assessments of the ANZCA vocational training program.
Changes to the ATP Curriculum - Appendix 2 At the beginning of 2023, a small working group (including four primary examiners and a trainee representative) reviewed the Appendix 2 (Study Guide for the Primary Exam) resource with the aim of increasing its useability, for both trainees and supervisors, when preparing for the primary exam (PEx). Changes to Appendix 2 of the curriculum Learning outcomes (LOs) assessed in PEx are now grouped under the headings of body systems and topics. Two new LOs have been added, pertaining to the physiology and pharmacology of iron replacement (examinable from the 24.2 exam onwards). The LO on the statistics of a diagnostic test has been transferred to the final exam. Some LOs have been added to clarify existing content, and the wording of others has been amended to make their meaning and expected depth of understanding, clearer. A number of minor LOs have been deleted or transferred to other assessment formats.
ANZCA Anaesthesia Training Program Handbook
Regulation 37 - Training in anaesthesia leading to FANZCA, and accreditation of facilities to deliver this curriculum Regulation 37 - Training in anaesthesia leading to FANZCA, and accreditation of facilities to deliver this curriculum.
ANZCA Standards for Anaesthesia 2023 The purpose of this document is to articulate identified standards and associated indicators of quality care against which performance can be compared.

Find out more

To learn more about the Anaesthesia Training Program, see the college page.