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FRANZCOG Training Program

The FRANZCOG Training Program will allocate trainees to an Integrated Training Program (ITP), comprising accredited hospitals.
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Integrated Training Program

Credited Training Time

FRANZCOG Curriculum

Program overview

The College will allocate you to an Integrated Training Program (ITP) for the duration of your Basic Training.

An ITP is group of RANZCOG-accredited hospitals that usually includes at least one tertiary hospital and one rural hospital.

Academic stream

The academic stream of the FRANZCOG Training Program recognises and supports careers in academic O&G, by allowing you to take up to three years (156 weeks) of research leave to complete a PhD in a discipline relevant to women’s health.

Following completion of a PhD, you may be credited with 46 weeks (one year) of Advanced Training, and you will be deemed to have met the research requirement of the FRANZCOG training program. Information can be found in the TV Regulations (see Section B1.20 Research Training and Academic Stream).

Integrated Training Program

Basic training

You will spend a significant proportion of your training time at a single home/base hospital, while rotating to other hospitals within your ITP.

Across 184 weeks (four years), your ITP will provide you with access to:

  • Rotation through two or more different hospitals, with at least:
    • 46 weeks in a tertiary hospital
    • 23 weeks in a rural hospital
    • 46 weeks in a non-base hospital (can include rural rotation)
  • An ITP Coordinator with responsibility for coordinating your Basic Training
  • An in-hospital education program specifically designed for FRANZCOG trainees
  • An appropriate level of clinical experience to support your Basic Training

Rural training

During your compulsory rural rotation, you will gain exposure to opportunities that may not be available at a tertiary hospital, including:

  • An understanding of the distinctive issues facing rural hospitals, such as patient transfers and proximity to subspecialists and tertiary facilities.
  • Enhanced confidence and competence in core operative skills.
  • Increased independence in the skills needed for Advanced Training.
  • Involvement in outpatient and outreach clinics.
  • Exposure to different models of patient care and follow-up care

The College will take into account the merits of the training post and model for supervision when considering your rural rotation for prospective approval.

Credited training time

Training time will be credited after each satisfactorily assessed six-month semester and only when you are considered financial (the Annual Training Fee is paid or an appropriate payment plan is in place).

Credited training time is an aggregate of time calculated in weeks less any leave taken.Part-time training contributes on a pro-rata basis but must not be less than 0.5 FTE.

Time in training

Please note, time in training is different to credited training time.

Time in training is all time on the FRANZCOG training program, other than time taken as approved extended leave of absence or approved research leave as part of the Academic Stream. Approved fractional training (i.e. FTE training undertaken on a part-time basis) will be considered pro rata.

Basic Time in Training (BTIT)

  • Trainees must complete the four years (184 FTE weeks of credited training) of Basic Training within six years of commencing Basic Training (i.e. six years BTIT).

Advanced Time in Training (ATIT)

  • Trainees must complete the two years (92 FTE weeks of credited training) of Advanced Training within three years of commencing Advanced Training (i.e. three years ATIT).

 

FRANZCOG Digital Curriculum

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Contact us

Australian Trainees:
If you are a current FRANZCOG Trainee or have recently accepted a position in the FRANZCOG Training Program, please email: training@ranzcog.edu.au

If you wish to speak directly to a team member, please call:

  • General queries: +61 3 9412 2950
  • Trainee onboarding and elevation: +61 3 9412 2951
    Queries relating to ITP allocation, onboarding or elevation
  • Training requirements: +61 3 9412 2952
    Queries relating to assessments, prospective approvals or other training requirements

Aotearoa New Zealand Trainees:
Email: nztraining@ranzcog.org.nz
Phone: +64 4 472 4608

Additional support:
Email: franzcogsupport@ranzcog.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 9412 2953