Accreditation processes and standards for training sites to deliver RGA training are currently being revised, however in the interim, all training sites currently accredited to deliver JCCA training have been automatically accredited to deliver the RGA training until the end of 2024. The extension of accreditation remains subject to posts continuing to meet their required levels and quality of supervision, reporting and support. The standards for RGA accreditation can be found in the RGA Accreditation Handbook.
Find an RGA-accredited training site
The accredited hospitals are in the list below. The colleges do not organise the training posts for trainees. The trainee can contact the hospital directly to see if they are offering a training post at the time required.
Hospital | Head of Department |
|---|---|
Armidale and New England District Hospital | |
Bathurst Hospital | Dr Robert Savage |
Belmont Hospital | |
Coffs Harbour District Hospital | Dr. David Gillespie |
Dubbo Base Hospital | Dr. Namrata Singh |
Griffith Base Hospital | |
Lismore Base Hospital | Dr. Melissa Goldberg |
Maitland Hospital | Dr Ajit Sivasankaran |
Manning Base Hospital | Dr Johnson Symon |
Nowra Private Hospital | |
Orange Base Hospital | Dr Ian Carter |
Prince of Wales Hospital | Dr Robert Turner |
Shoalhaven Memorial District Hospital | Dr Caroline McCombie |
Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital | Dr Simon Ford |
The Tweed Hospital | Dr Paul Murphy |
Wagga Wagga Base Hospital | Dr. Paul Nicholas |
Hospital | Head of Department |
|---|---|
Alice Springs Hospital | Dr. Jacob Koshy |
Royal Darwin Hospital | Dr. Brian Spain |
Hospital | Head of Department |
|---|---|
Bundaberg General Hospital | Dr. Piotr Konopka and |
Caboolture Hospital | Dr Ken Eastern |
Cairns Base Hospital | Dr. James Sartain |
Hervey Bay Hospital (Part Of Fraser Coast Health Service) | Dr. Peter Harvey |
Ipswich Hospital | Dr. Bipphy Kath |
Logan Hospital | Dr. Anthony Lentz |
Mackay Base Hospital | Dr. Daniel Bartlett |
Maryborough Hospital (Part Of Fraser Coast Health Service) | |
Mt Isa Hospital | Dr Desire Banda |
Nambour General Hospital | Dr Daniel Holmes |
Redcliffe Hospital | |
Redland Hospital | Dr. Anthony Fajumi |
Rockhampton Hospital | Dr. Miriam Tohill |
Sunshine Coast University Hospital | Dr Paul Wigan |
Toowoomba Base Hospital | Dr James Beit |
Townsville University Hospital | Dr. Mark Walsh |
Hospital | Head of Department |
|---|---|
Flinders Medical Centre | Dr. Mark Markou |
Lyell McEwin Health Service | Dr. Richard Church |
Modbury Hospital | Dr. Richard Church |
Mount Gambier and District Health Service | Dr. Jayaraman Thiagarajan |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital | Assoc Prof. Roelof Van Wijk |
Royal Adelaide Hospital | Dr. James Fowlie |
Whyalla Hospital and Health Service | Dr Peter Gilchrist |
Hospital | Head of Department |
|---|---|
Launceston General Hospital | Dr Maurice Vialle |
North West Regional Hospital | Dr Eric Robinson |
Royal Hobart Hospital | Clinical A/Prof. Marcus Skinner |
Hospital | Head of Department |
|---|---|
Victorian Rural Rotations Program | Greg Coates |
Albury Wodonga Health | Dr Angus Mitchell |
Ballarat Hospital | Dr. Gregory Henderson |
Bendigo Health Care Group (Satellite post: Echuca Regional Health, 3x2 weeks) | Dr. John Edington |
Central Gippsland Health Service | Dr Henry Wassermann |
Goulburn Valley Health, Shepparton | Dr Helen Roberts |
Hamilton Base Hospital (when first accredited combined post with Ballarat Base Hospital) | |
Latrobe Regional Hospital (Have taken two concurrent registrars in recent years) | |
Mildura Base Hospital | Dr. Alison Walker |
North East Health / Wangaratta Base Hospital | Dr. Jade Radnor |
Northern Hospital (Health) | Dr. Jacobus Geertsema |
University Hospital of Geelong | Dr Dean Dimovski |
Western Health Service: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (incorporating Joan Kirner Women's & Children's), The Williamstown Hospital, Sunbury Day Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton District Hospital | Dr. Richard Horton |
West Gippsland Health Service | Dr Bill Fraser |
Hospital | Head of Department |
|---|---|
Bunbury Hospital | Dr Iain Gilmore |
Fiona Stanley Hospital | Dr Chris Cokis |
Joondalup Health Campus | Prof Michael Veltman |
Applying for accreditation
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Explore the RGA training program
Important information about the training program structure and content; eligibility; and recognition of prior learning and experience (RPLE)
Training time towards the Rural Generalist Anaesthesia training must be completed at an accredited site.
Training time towards the Rural Generalist Anaesthesia training must be completed at an accredited site.
Rural Generalist Anaesthesia trainees must successfully complete the multiple choice question examination (MCQs) and the RGA Standardised Structured Scenario-based Assessment (RGA-SSSA) during training.
The grandparenting process is aimed at the current practicing rural GP anaesthesia workforce. Its purpose is to allow this workforce to easily transition to the new qualification.
In May 2023, the TC-RGA agreed that Rural Generalist Anaesthetists (RGAs) would be recommended to undertake the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program-level requirements identified in the ANZCA and FPM CPD standard.
Frequently asked questions about the Rural Generalist Anaesthesia training program.