About New South Wales & ACT

New South Wales is renown for its endless beaches extending across beautiful coastal communities, its highlands and snow fields, plentiful national parks, and rich agricultural lands.

Whether you want a relaxing rural lifestyle, adventurous outdoor activities, or opportunities to enjoy the many festivals and community events throughout the year, there are many reasons to consider training in NSW.

Excellent training opportunities are available in community general practices, hospital and healthcare organisations and Aboriginal community-controlled health services. The region also offers a range of Advanced Specialised Training (AST) options.

Extending across beautiful coastal communities of the South Coast and inland to take in the NSW highlands and snowfields, the South Eastern training region offers a diverse range of Rural Generalist Advanced Specialised Training opportunities including  anaesthesia, emergency medicine,  obstetrics & gynaecology, paediatrics and palliative care.

The Western NSW training region includes two subregions where you can undertake your training – Western NSW, and Murrumbidgee & ACT. From the rural lifestyle to being part of the great outdoors and enjoying the many festivals and events throughout the year, there are many reasons to consider Advanced Specialised Training in Western NSW.  Opportunities include sub-specialities in adult internal medicine, anaesthetics,  emergency medicine, mental health,  obstetrics and gynaecology,  paediatrics, palliative care and  surgery.

Within North Eastern NSW there are three subregions where you can undertake your training: the beautiful North Coast, the Hunter, Manning and Central Coast, all renowned for wineries and beaches.

The New England/ North Western region is a showcase for a relaxing rural lifestyle and rich agricultural lands.

Opportunities are available for Advanced Specialised Training in anaesthesia, emergency medicine,  mental health, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics,  palliative care and surgery.

With over 230 Core Generalist Training (CGT) posts and over 60 AST posts, the New South Wales and ACT training region offers a wide choice of locations suited to your professional and personal interests.
Find a training post in New South Wales and ACT

Semester Key Dates - NSW

 Start DateEnd DateState
2025 - Semester 103/02/202503/08/2025NSW
2025 - Semester 204/08/202501/02/2026NSW
2026 - Semester 102/02/202602/08/2026NSW
2026 - Semester 203/08/202630/01/2027NSW

Semester Key Dates - ACT

 Start DateEnd DateState
2025 - Semester 103/02/202503/08/2025ACT
2025 - Semester 204/08/202501/02/2026ACT
2026 - Semester 102/02/202602/08/2026ACT
2026 - Semester 203/08/202630/01/2027ACT

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Want to know what its like to train in NSW/ACT? Watch the recording of the webinar "All about ACRRM training in NSW/ACT" as part of the RG Webinar Series!

Community stories

Meet Nicole and Kevin Baxter, and their daughters Lily and Marley. Having moved from a larger city on the coast to the rural community of Mudgee, New South Wales, Nicole worked closely with Dr Rebecca Devitt, an ACRRM Fellow, through her high risk pregnancy. Dr Devitt provided Nicole with the support and care she needed through every step of her pregnancy.