Advanced Specialised Training (AST) covers a minimum of one year of the four-year ACRRM Fellowship program.
Deepen your knowledge and skills in a procedural or non-procedural discipline including Population Health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Anaesthetics and Emergency Medicine and more.
AST expands your professional scope and can include clinical privileging in hospitals, access to additional Medical Benefits Scheme item numbers as well as contributing to and expanding the pool of medical services in rural and remote communities. Having advanced skills is an essential component of being a Rural Generalist.
Choose from the following AST disciplines:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
Academic Practice
Adult Internal Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Paediatrics
Palliative Care
Enhance your qualification
You can extend your qualification through postgraduate options in Generalist Emergency Medicine (GEM) and AST outside of training.
This qualification is under review, applications are not being taken.
Advanced Specialised Training (AST) undertaken outside of training is an excellent opportunity for doctors to grow skills in a specific area. Training is undertaken over 15 months or 24 months for Rural Generalist Surgery.
AST outside of training includes the following disciplines:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
- Academic Practice
- Adult Internal Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
- Mental Health
- Paediatrics
- Palliative Care
- Population Health
- Remote Medicine
- Surgery
- To apply for AST outside of training, please complete the application form
Fees
Type | Description | Cost | Payable |
Upfront Fees | |||
| Application Fee | The Application Fee covers the costs of the application and the selection process. | $1,425* | Upon application |
Ongoing Fees | |||
| Administration Fee | The administration fee covers administrative support and records management while on the AST program. | $2,194.50*^ | annually |
Legend: * Non-refundable, ^ GST free. Fees subject to change/annual fee.
