Specialist Training Program

Overview

The Specialist Training Program provides support to enable medical specialist trainees to rotate through an expanded range of settings beyond traditional public teaching hospitals.

From January 1 2010 the Specialist Training Program (STP) became the single platform for Commonwealth Grants support for specialist training initiatives. Previous programs now amalgamated under the STP include:

the Expanded Specialist Training Program (ESTP)
the Outer Metropolitan Specialist Trainee Program (OMSTP)
Advanced Specialist Training Posts in Rural Areas (ASTPRA)
the Pathology Memorandum of Understanding (Path MoU)
the Overseas Trained Specialist Upskilling Program
Psychiatry Training Outside Teaching Hospitals (PTOTH)
Supporting best practice and workforce in pathology and diagnostic imaging

STP Arrangements for 2010

With the development of the STP the Department of Health and Ageing is planning to move the administration of the program to individual Colleges from 2011 and beyond.

As a result, the administration of the program for 2010 will be transferred from SA IMET back to the Commonwealth.

For the 2010 year, funding of current positions will continue but will be administered through the Commonwealth.

SA IMET will be able to offer general support related to the program in SA, but administrative queries for the 2010 program and beyond will be handled by the Commonwealth.

Application round for 2011

An application round for 2011 training posts is currently open and will close on 1 March 2010. All facilities currently receiving support under STP will need to re-apply for funding for 2011. Details needed for applications are:

Please direct any queries regarding the 2011 STP application round to specialist.training@health.gov.au.

Further Information

SA IMET will continue to support the Specialist Training Program and remains a member of the Commonwealth's STP advisory group, EMEAC. For further information on the STP visit the Department of Health and Ageing website.