This page contains resources related to registration and post-training access to resources.
Guide index
Library > Library guides > Training & examinations > Anaesthesia training resources
Fellowship
A large number of resources are available to support both fellows and the wider anaesthetic specialist community.
Continuing professional development (CPD)
All specialist anaesthetists and specialist pain medicine physicians are required to participate in a continuing professional development (CPD) program.
Professional development hub
This hub has been designed for ANZCA and FPM CPD Program participants - as well as other medical professionals - to identify resources suitable for keeping up-to-date with current research in the area of anaesthesia and pain medicine.
Specialist interest groups (SIGs)
Anaesthesia Continuing Education (ACE) is a partnership between ANZCA, the Australian Society of Anaesthetists and the New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists.
Special interest group hub
This hub brings together resources related to the ACE Special Interest Groups., including those resources available through the ANZCA library.
ANZCA professional documents
Recommended professional documents are listed below. The full suite of ANZCA professional documents can be accessed via the college page.
Professional standards
Supporting Professionalism and Performance: A Guide for Anaesthetists and Pain Medicine Physicians 2024 by
The guide aims to assist fellows and trainees by providing a framework for understanding professionalism and performance as it applies to the practice of anaesthesia and pain medicine. The structure mirrors the ANZCA and FPM roles in practice and builds from the curriculum frameworks of the anaesthesia and pain medicine training programs under each of these roles.
Course completion information
Registration
Information concerning medical registration in Australia and New Zealand (Aotearoa).
Medical indemnity insurance
In Australia, it is compulsory for all registered health professionals to hold medical indemnity insurance under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009.
Getting a job
Resources to assist with locating a vacant position.
Resources to assist with the job interviewing process.
ABCs of Anaesthesia: How to ace your interview: The complete interview theory guide for your medical job applications
Published: 16 June 2023
Duration: 90 mins approx.
ABCs of Anaesthesia Podcast: Interview Training for Anaesthesia with Dr Alain
Published: 11 August 2023
Duration: 41 mins approx.
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