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RACP Requirements

 

Program overview

Basic Training in Paediatrics & Child Health is the start of the minimum 6-year training program to become a Paediatrician. This program includes a broad exposure to a comprehensive range of discipline areas that can be further developed during a subsequent Advanced Training program. Learning occurs primarily in the workplace, supported and supervised by consultants and peers.

A new curriculum has been introduced in 2025 - the new curriculum only applies to trainees commencing their training from 2025. Trainees who commenced in 2024 or earlier will be required to complete the previous PREP program.

RACP curriculum information:

Trainees who commenced basic training 2024 or earlier - see this page

Trainees who commenced basic training 2025 or later - see this page

 

All basic trainees must complete certain core requirements:

Core rotations:

  • 3 months of ED

  • 3 months of specialty

  • 3 months of tertiary NICU*

  • 9 months of general paediatrics

* In Victoria, registrars in outer metropolitan and rural hospitals must have 6 months of experience in a NICU.

Other core requirements

  • 9 months in a tertiary centre (note: this changes to 6 months from 2023)

    • In Victoria that is Monash Children’s Hospital (not including Monash Newborn) or the Royal Children’s Hospital

  • Advanced paediatric life support course

  • Completion of the cultural competence module (for trainees who commenced from 2022)
    Paediatrics & Child Health | Basic Training (racp.edu.au)

  • Trainees cannot spend more than 12 months in any one secondment site

  • In Victoria, registrars must have 6 months of NICU experience before being rotated to outer metropolitan, regional or rural hospitals as part of the training program

 
 
 

 Assessments in Basic Training

Each trainee will need to complete the following assessments in basic training - see relevant section based on when training was commenced

(please note: trainees must complete an End of Year/Phase Progress Report, even if they complete their Basic Training mid-year)

Assessments for trainees commencing 2024 or earlierFrequencySupervised by
Mini Clinical Evaluation Exercises (Mini CEXs)x4 per yearConsultant or senior trainee
Learning Needs Analysis (LNAs)x4 per yearWard Supervisor
End of Term ReportsAfter each termWard Supervisor
Mid Year Progress Report
By 31st AugustEducational Supervisor
End of Year Progress ReportBy 31st JanuaryEducational Supervisor
Advanced Paediatric Life Supportx1 during basic training
(may be considered if completed within 12 months prior to commencing paediatric training)
 
Assessments for trainees commencing 2025FrequencyCompleted by
Rotation Planx1 per training rotationTrainee
Learning capturesx12 per year (reduced to 4 for 2025 only)Trainee
Observation capturesx12 per year (reduced to 4 for 2025 only)Consultant, nurse, allied health professional or advanced trainee
Rotation Progress ReportAt the end of each rotation (at least one per three months)Rotation Supervisor
Mid Phase Progress ReportBy 31st AugustEducational Supervisor
End of Phase Progress ReportBy 31st JanuaryEducational Supervisor
RACP Basic Training Orientation courseWithin first six months of trainingTrainee
5 courses:
RACP Communication Skills
RACP Australian Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Maori Cultural Competence
RACP Ethics
RACP Introduction to Leadership, Management and Teamwork		x1 during basic trainingTrainee
Advanced Paediatric Life Supportx1 during basic training
(may be considered if completed within 12 months prior to commencing paediatric training)		Trainee