Anaesthesia

Vocational training in anaesthesia is undertaken through the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA). Once ANZCA training is completed the doctor is awarded the Fellowship of the ANZCA (FANZCA).

Am I able to apply to work as a recognised specialist in New Zealand?

To apply for vocational registration in anaesthesia, you would need to hold either:

• the FANZCA qualification; or
• an international postgraduate medical qualification in anaesthesia, where your combination of qualifications, training and experience is assessed by Council against the standard of the FANZCA.

What standard will I be compared against?

To obtain the FANZCA, the trainee completes 7 years of training:

• 2 years of general medical experience
• 5 years of advanced, clinically based training, including 3 months experience in all subspecialties (intensive care, pain, paediatric, obstetric, cardiac and neurosurgical anaesthesia). Note: practice predominantly in intensive care or pain medicine requires further training in these disciplines
• a pass in the FANZCA primary written and clinical examination (physiology, pharmacology, statistics and clinical measurement) is required before the third year of advanced training
• a pass in the FANZCA final examination is required in the fifth year of advanced training.
• FANZCA awarded on satisfactory completion of examination and training requirements
• participation required in the ANZCA continuing professional development programme

I want to make a vocational registration application

If you wish to make a vocational registration application, please refer to the Vocational Registration Homepage and select the Option appropriate for you.

Am I able to apply for other types of registration?

You may be able to apply for more than one type of registration. To find out which is the best fit for you, please use our self assessment tool

Self assessment tool

Related information

• Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists