Policy on Former FEMTP, IEMTP and AEMTP Trainees Re-Entering the FEMTP,
IEMTP and AEMTP Training Programs

NSTP800 V2.1

 

Document Review

Timeframe for review:                Every five years, or earlier if required

Document authorisation:            Council of Education

Document implementation:        Executive Director, Training

Document maintenance:            General Manager, Governance and Standards

 

Revision History

Version

Date

Pages revised / Brief Explanation of Revision

v1

Aug-2020

Approved by Council of Education

v2

Dec-2021

Amendments to reflect commencement of AEMTP Training Program

v2.1

Apr-2025

Amendments throughout to reflect changes to training program titles and membership categories EMC to FEMTP, EMD to IEMTP, EMAD to AEMTP

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1. Purpose and Scope

The purpose of this policy is to describe matters relating to College processes associated with former FEMTP, IEMTP and AEMTP trainees who wish to re-enter the FEMTP, IEMTP and AEMTP Training Program as applicable. This policy should be read in conjunction with Regulation D.

 

2. Definitions

  1. ACEM / the College

means the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.

  1. Former trainee

means a medical practitioner who was previously enrolled in the College FEMTP, IEMTP or AEMTP Training Program.

  1. Training Program

means the FEMTP, IEMTP or AEMTP Program.

 

3. Eligibility to re-Enter the FEMTP, IEMTP and AEMTP training programs

3.1 Eligible to Apply

A former trainee who voluntarily withdrew from the FEMTP, IEMTP or AEMTP Training Program as applicable, or was removed from the Training Program for failure to complete all requirements within the specified timeframe as outlined in Regulation D, is eligible to re-enrol into the relevant program after the following timeframe:

Applications for the FEMTP, IEMTP and AEMTP Training Program will not ordinarily be accepted within two (2) years of the date on which enrolment as a trainee ceased. Former trainees able to demonstrate exceptional circumstances to the satisfaction of the Emergency Medicine Associateship Training Programs Committee  may, at the discretion of the Committee, be considered within a shorter timeframe.

Applications for re-entry must be submitted on the relevant program enrolment form.

3.2 Ineligible to Apply

Former trainees will not be eligible to re-enrol into the FEMTP, IEMTP or AEMTP Training Program as applicable in the following circumstances:

  1. the former trainee was removed from that Training Program for failure to pay outstanding fees;
  2. the former trainee was removed from that Training Program for clinical performance, malpractice, misconduct, unethical behaviour or similar grounds; or
  3. the former trainee had been previously removed from a register of medical practitioners by a medical registration authority recognised by the Council of Education (COE) for this purpose on the grounds of malpractice, misconduct, unethical behaviour or similar grounds; or
  4. the former trainee does not meet the current eligibility requirements for entry into the FEMTP, IEMTP or AEMTP Programs as specified in Regulation D.

 

4. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Where a former trainee re-enrols, they may wish to apply for RPL for previous training time or assessments completed in the FEMTP, IEMTP or AEMTP Training Program.

    1. Past training time and assessments that were undertaken within five (5) years of the date of application will be reviewed on a case by case basis by the Emergency Medicine Associateship Training Programs Committee to determine any RPL that can be granted toward the Training Program requirements.
    2. Workshop exemptions will be recognised in accordance with Regulation D – FEMTP, IEMTP and AEMTP Training Programs.

 

5. Associated Documents

Regulation D, Associateship in Foundational Emergency Medicine, Associateship in Intermediate Emergency Medicine and