Australian pain and palliative medicine training interview: 2026 dates, format and scoring

Advanced training positions are advertised by pain and palliative units, mostly in June to August for the following year. Interviews are usually within four to six weeks of closing, with offers in September and October.

Updated 27 October 2026

When to apply
  • Advanced training positions are advertised by pain and palliative units, mostly in June to August for the following year.
When interviews run
  • Interviews are usually within four to six weeks of closing, with offers in September and October.
The format
  • A unit panel of about thirty minutes, criterion mapped, with conversation scenarios and clinical scenarios.
Who is on the panel
  • The service director, a second specialist, and often a senior nurse or allied health lead.
How it is scored
  • Criterion mapped rubric; combined with the application and referees.
What to prepare
  • The patient stories behind the choice.
  • The opioid conversation practised with someone playing the angry patient.
  • Your state's voluntary assisted dying law and your obligations.
  • The prognosis question answered with ranges.

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