After completing at least one further year of residency in the hospital system, graduates will usually be eligible to start postgraduate speciality (including General Practice) training in the clinical environment. The training requirements for qualification as a specialist are considerable and generally take a considerable number of years to complete. For more detailed information on specialist training, visit the Training of Medical Practitioners in Australia website.
To practice as a specialist, practitioners must attain fellowship of the relevant college of one of the recognised medical specialisations in Australia:
- Australasian College of Dermatologists
- Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
- Australasian Faculty of Occupational Medicine
- Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine
- Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine
- Australian & New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
- Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons
- Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Opthamologists
- Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
- Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Radiologists
- Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia