The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) is the principal organisation representing the medical specialty of psychiatry in Australia and New Zealand and has responsibility for training, examining and awarding the qualification of Fellowship of the RANZCP. 

The Northern Territory Branch provides members with NT based advocacy support, events, and other opportunities to become involved with the College.

The NT Rural Psychiatry Training Program is supported by the Australian Government funding for Specialist Training Posts, Integrated Rural Training Pipeline positions and Psychiatry Workforce Program placements. These positions offer trainees unique experiences in rural and remote settings, including close collaboration with Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations. 

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Note: To be used as a guide only - refer to the relevant health service and RANZCP for current training post accreditation options.

To enter psychiatry training, applicants must:

• be selected to enter the College's Fellowship Program by a local/Branch Training Committee
• be appointed to a College-accredited training post
• have submitted a signed Application to Register to the College Head Office (separate from the application form submitted to the local/Branch Training Committee or delegated body)
• have submitted a signed Training Agreement to the College Head Office
• have paid the prescribed fees by the specified due dates.

Prerequisites for applying to enter the RANZCP Fellowship Program are:
 

• Successful completion of a medical degree
• Minimum completion of two years (FTE) of general medical training (PGY2) 
• Current registration as a medical practitioner in Australia or New Zealand (applicants who have or have had special conditions, limitations, notations, undertakings, or provisional requirements imposed on their registration must provide full disclosure of the nature of these to the Committee for Training with their application)

The selection process for entry to the RANZCP Rural Psychiatry Training Program is managed by the NT Branch Training Committee.  Recruitment occurs twice yearly in preparation for the up-coming terms. Please contact the NT Director of Training for information on how to apply and key application dates.

Specialist international medical graduates (SIMGs) who are seeking registration to practice as a psychiatrist in Australia or New Zealand must apply directly to RANZCP to have their existing training and experience assessed for specialist recognition of equivalence to Australian/New Zealand training standards. There are two assessment options that SIMGs can apply for to achieve specialist recognition: Specialist Pathway and Specialist Pathway (area of need).

The RANZCP Fellowship Program takes a minimum of 60 months full-time equivalent (FTE) to complete. Training is undertaken in three stages:

Stage 1 - 12 months FTE in approved adult psychiatry rotations, including a minimum of 6 months in an acute setting

Stage 2 - 24 months FTE in approved training rotations, including: 

• 6 months in a consultation–liaison psychiatry rotation
• 6 months in a child and adolescent psychiatry rotation
• two 6-month rotations in any of the following areas of practice: addiction psychiatry, adult psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, Indigenous psychiatry, psychotherapy, research, or psychiatry of old age

Stage 3 - 24 months FTE in approved training rotations, in one or more of the RANZCP-approved areas of practice: addiction psychiatry, adult psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, consultation–liaison psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, Indigenous psychiatry, psychiatry of old age, research/academic psychiatry and psychotherapies.