About the AST
This AST is designed to build your confidence in managing emergencies across a wide range of settings, with practical, hands-on training tailored for real-world practice.
From pre-hospital care to emergency department assessment and ongoing management, you’ll develop the skills to manage diverse patient needs. Whether working in an isolated solo practice or a regional hospital with specialty services, this AST prepares you for many scenarios.
The curriculum spans essential disciplines including anaesthetics, surgery, orthopaedics, internal medicine, and paediatrics, ensuring you gain the comprehensive expertise required to excel in emergency medicine.
Emergency Medicine training has given me the skills to handle any situation that comes through the door, which is something you need to be able to do when you work in a rural hospital.
Dr Sarah Goddard
Curriculum highlights / credentials
A Rural Generalist who completes the AST in Emergency Medicine can:
- Work independently as a senior medical officer in a rural hospital
- Work without local specialist emergency support
- Work as part of an on-site team with other skilled medical, nursing and allied health practitioners
- Provide definitive emergency medical care including emergency medicine procedural interventions for patients in Australian Triage Categories 3, 4 & 5
- Provide definitive emergency medical care including emergency medicine procedural interventions for individual patients in Australian Triage Categories 1 and 2
- Provide an emergency advisory resource to other Rural Generalists Advanced Specialised Training Emergency Medicine
- Maximise the effectiveness of specialist outreach and telemedicine services in their communities
- Assist in training other Rural Generalists
- Assist in the development, provision and promotion of emergency services
- Engage in, foster, and encourage research
- Develop health policies and procedures for rural emergency services.
Where you can complete this AST
Training must be done at an ACRRM training post that is accredited in emergency medicine. Browse the training posts below.
I chose an AST in Emergency Medicine because of the wide range of presentations and patients I encounter. From peadiatrics to an older population, I see a diverse group of individuals. In my practice, I also come across many zoonotic and infectious diseases which fascinates me. The acuity and speed of clinical work, as well as the surgical and procedural aspects, have made me truly passionate about emergency medicine.
Dr Emily Dutta-Powel
Member stories
Read stories of ACRRM members who have or are currently training to have an AST in Emergency Medicine.
Got a question about training?
You can call us on 1800 223 226 or contact the training team.