Australian anaesthetics training interview: 2026 dates, format and scoring

When to apply

• Network and employer applications open in June and July for positions starting the following February, with windows of two to four weeks.
• Applications address the network's selection criteria mapped to the ANZCA roles in practice.

When interviews run

• Interviews run in July and August, with offers in September.

The format

• In many networks a four minute uninterrupted monologue per question with a silent panel; in others a structured panel with probing.
• Questions map to the roles in practice and the selection criteria; personal questions are prohibited.

Who is on the panel

• Two or three anaesthetists.

How it is scored

• Each answer scored against a rubric for its role in practice; combined with the application and referees.

What to prepare

• Every answer practised against a four minute clock with a signposted structure and a close.
• One STAR example per role in practice.
• The eight clinical scenarios at junior registrar level with ISBAR.
• Your network's format, confirmed.

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