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Admission to the Training Program

Admission to the ACSEP Specialist training program

This page is for prospective applicants for entry to the ACSEP Specialist Training Program. This page contains key information about the Entrance Examination and the selection process including links to all the relevant policies. Prospective applicants should read all key policies included under the key policies section of this page.

Overseas Trained Specialist medical practitioners from outside of Australia and New Zealand should please refer to the OTS page.

Entrance Examination

Successful completion of the ACSEP Entrance Examination is the first requirement for selection for the ACSEP Training Program. The Entrance Examination has been designed to test basic medical sciences to undertake training in the sport and exercise medicine specialty.

For further information, please see the ACSEP Entrance Examination FAQ's.

KEY EXAM DATES

The Entrance Exam is held twice a year on the first Saturday of March and the third Saturday of July.

In 2024, the Entrance Exam will be held on:

  • Saturday 9 March 2024 (applications close Thursday, 25th Jan 2024)
  • Saturday 20 July 2024 (applications close Friday, 31st May 2024)

LOCATIONS

2024 Exams will be held remotely.

APPLY to sit the entrance examination

Applications for the July Entrance Examination are now open. Apply HERE

Your application will be submitted to ACSEP National Office for review and consideration. National Office will respond to you within five business days and if you are approved to sit the exam, you will be provided with a link to pay the Entrance Exam fee. Information on fees can be found in the current fee schedule.

For further information, please contact nationaloffice@acsep.org.au

APPLYING FOR THE ACSEP SPECIALIST TRAINING PROGRAM

Applicants who have passed all sections of their Entrance Examination and meet all other eligibility criteria will be invited to apply for the ACSEP Training Program. Applicants should consult the Training Program Selection Policy and Process listed under the key policies section of this page.

KEY DATES

  • 2025 selection applications open: Friday 26 July 2024
  • 2025 selection applications close: Friday 9 August 2024
  • 2025 selection interview notification date: by Saturday 31 August 2024
  • 2025 selection interviews: Saturday 7 September 2024

Application and CV submission

Upon application, applicants will receive an application form, CV template and document upload link to provide evidence documents supporting their application.

SELECTION INTERVIEWS 

Applicants will be notified in late August of offers of interview, no later than one week before the interview date. Interviews will be held online via Zoom. Applicants offered an interview will receive information specific to the interview ahead of the interview date.

Selection interviews use the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) format. Applicants move through a series of stations from 6-10 minutes in length where the interviewer will ask a series of pre-determined questions. The domains of practice that are evaluated during the interview may include the following: Communication; Collaboration; Management; Quality and Safety; Health Advocacy; Research; Teaching and Learning; Professionalism; and Cultural Awareness.  

Further cultural safety resources:

  • ACSEP SEM Academy module on Aboriginal Health and Cultural Safety here
  • AIDA Cultural Safety training here
  • Cultural Safety Plan for Vocational Medicine in Aotearoa here.

If you are approved to attend an interview, you will be provided with a link to pay the candidate interview fee. Information on fees can be found in the current fee schedule.

Key policies

All key policies can be viewed on the policies section of the ACSEP website.

CONTACT

For further information, please contact registrars@acsep.org.au