ACSEP offer a range of online training resources that are available to doctors with an interest in Sports and Exercise Medicine.

Determination of applicant eligibility for the Training Program is undertaken by the Interview and Selection Committee, in consultation with the Training Committee. Applicants must provide suitable evidence for each of the following eligibility criteria, by the closing date for their Application to the Training Program.

The first step is completing a minimum of three full-time equivalent years of “Foundation Training”. Unlike other Colleges that run specific Foundation Training program, ACSEP allows the graduate to determine their own Foundation Training Pathway within the general medical and surgical fields. 

• At least two of the three years must have been in full-time, supervised positions in recognised teaching hospitals
• During Foundation Training the applicant is recommended to spend time in the following posts:
  • general medical unit
  • accident and Emergency Unit
  • an orthopaedic service dealing mainly in sports medicine related orthopaedics or trauma
• Completion of ACSEP Entrance Examination.

It is highly recommended that intending applicants demonstrate a commitment to a career in Sport and Exercise Medicine. What is done during these years is recorded in a prospective applicant’s CV and influences their success rate in getting into the ACSEP Training Program.  Ideally, they should demonstrate their interest in SEM via scholarship, leadership and/or involvement within a range of SEM activities.

• Current, unconditional, Medical Registration from the applicable Medical Board or Council in Australia or New Zealand.
• Completion of suitably acceptable (for the purposes of the Application) first and second years (PGY01, PGY02; and the commencement of (at minimum) a third year of a suitably acceptable (postgraduate Year 3 (PGY3) medical training (or its full-time equivalent)). Applicants who have not yet completed PGY3 will anticipate its completion prior to the date of commencement on The Training Program.
• Permanent Residency or Citizenship of Australia or New Zealand.

Overseas training in the specialty of Sport and Exercise Medicine overseas does not always correspond to the Australian and New Zealand context. Every Specialist International Medical Graduate (SIMG) applying for specialist assessment requires an individualised assessment of comparability to the Australian and New Zealand trained SEM Physician.

To be eligible to apply for assessment with ACSEP applicants must:

• Hold a primary degree in medicine and surgery issued by a recognised international medical school and verified by the Australian Medical Council (AMC).
• Have completed formal post-graduate training in Sport and Exercise Medicine.
• Have obtained specialist recognition from a recognised college or equivalent body and provide evidence of specialist recognition.
• Have participated in a continuing professional development program since obtaining the specialist qualification.
• Have recency of practice in the relevant scope of practice.
• Demonstrate they have the necessary English language skills for the purpose of registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency (AHPRA).

The Training Program is a minimum of four years in duration. Each training year consists of a minimum of 44 weeks dedicated to Clinical Training spread over the 52-week Training Program Year.