Clinical haematology

^{Disclaimer: Training pathway information is current as at July 2020 and is subject to change. Please check and confirm specific details with relevant Colleges and health authorities directly.}

To become a Clinical Haematologist, you will need to apply for fellowship with The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP). Fellowship is a 6 year (full time equivalent) training pathway consisting of 3 years (full time equivalent) Adult Internal Medicine – Basic Training followed by 3 years (full time equivalent) Advanced Training in Clinical Haematology.

Basic	Year 1	Adult Internal Medicine - Basic Training: 36 months (full time) consisting of: 24 months (full time) core training (including 3 months general and acute care medicine & 12 months in medical specialties) Maximum 12 months non-core training which can be replaced by additional core training. At least 12 months at a Level 3 Teaching Hospital and at least 3 months outside of a Level 3 Teaching Hospital
Basic	Year 2
Basic	Year 3
Advanced	Year 4	Advanced Training in Clinical Haematology: 36 months (full time) consisting of: 24 months (full time) core clinical training 6 months (full time) core laboratory training 6 months (full time) non-core training
Advanced	Year 5
Advanced	Year 6

Entry requirements/pre-requisites

Basic Training:

General Medical Registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
Have a minimum of 20 weeks experience in general medicine or medical specialties (earliest entry is PGY2, although PGY3 is preferred).
Secured a Basic Training position at an accredited training hospital or health service.
Discussed your application and received approval to apply for Basic Training from the hospital (or network) Director of Physician Education (DPE). Please note that DPE approval is limited to trainees that have been formally selected onto the training network.

Advanced Training:

Completion of RACP Basic Training (including written and clinical examinations) is a pre-requisite to commencing
Advanced Training.
Secured employment in an appropriate Advanced Training position.

Application and selection process

The Queensland Basic Physician Training Network provides centralised recruitment, selection and allocation of RACP registered Basic Physician Trainees (BPT) intending to commence basic physician training in Queensland. Applicants must apply through the RMO campaign to secure an employment contract for a position in an accredited facility.

Once you have secured an Basic Training position, you must prospectively apply for approval as per the RACP Progression through Training Policy.

To proceed to Advanced Training, applicants can secure an Advanced Training position at an accredited training site by applying through the RMO campaign to the Queensland Haematology Advanced Training Pathway. Under this program, Queensland Health in conjunction with private facilities offers advanced training in Clinical Haematology, Laboratory Haematology, and combined Clinical and Laboratory Haematology.

Once you have secured an Advanced Training position, you must prospectively apply for approval as per the RACP Progression through Training Policy.

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Research and Journals

British Journal of Haematology (Access via UQ Library Online)
Journal of Clinical Oncology (Access via UQ Library Online)
American Journal of Hematology (Access via UQ Library Online)
Leukemia and Lymphoma (Access via UQ Library Online)
Blood (Access via UQ Library Online)

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Clinical haematology

Entry requirements/pre-requisites

Application and selection process

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