Suppose you are a trainee doctor in Australia or perhaps considering working as a trainee doctor in Australia. You may wonder what your commencement dates are and/or when you might be changing terms. Well, wonder no more. We have compiled the Australian Trainee Doctor Term Dates for 2024 just for you.
Australian doctor training and trainee doctor term dates operate on an “academic year” that traditionally runs from mid to late January (sometimes February) each year to around the same date 12 months later the following year. Generally, the entire academic year runs for a 52-week period. But occasionally (about every four years), it runs for 53 weeks – to avoid slowly creeping back into the Christmas period.
There have been past efforts to harmonise trainee doctor term dates across States and Territories and include an overlap period where interns can buddy up with last year’s interns. But as you can see from the tabbed document below, trainee doctor term dates now vary widely from the commencement of 8th January 2024 for interns in ACT, Tasmania and Western Australia to 5th February 2024 for Registrars in most States and Territories.
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For IMG doctors wondering. Yes. It is entirely possible to start your position in Australia outside of these particular trainee doctor term dates. Services won’t make you wait till the next changeover. This can often be useful as you might get a chance to work alongside a colleague for a week or two before “flying solo”, as they say.
Trainee Doctor Term Dates for 2024
Interns & RMOs:
Term | Start | End | Weeks |
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Intern orientation | 22 January 2024 | 28 January 2024 | 1 |
Term 1 | 29 January 2024 | 14 April 2024 | 11 |
Term 2 | 15 April 2024 | 30 June 2024 | 11 |
Term 3 | 1 July 2024 | 8 September 2024 | 10 |
Term 4 | 9 September 2024 | 17 November 2024 | 10 |
Term 5 | 18 November 2024 | 2 February 2025 | 11 |
Year | 22 January 2024 | 2 February 2025 | 54 |
SRMOs & Registrars:
Term | Start | End | Weeks |
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Term 1 | 5 February 2024 | 5 May 2024 | 13 |
Term 2 | 6 May 2024 | 4 August 2024 | 13 |
Term 3 | 5 August 2024 | 3 November 2024 | 13 |
Term 4 | 4 November 2024 | 2 February 2025 | 13 |
Year | 5 February 2024 | 2 February 2025 | 52 |
Intern 5 term year (52 Week Year)
Term | Start | Finish | No. of Weeks |
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Term 1 | 15/01/2024 | 24/03/2024 | 10 |
Term 2 | 25/03/2024 | 02/06/2024 | 10 |
Term 3 | 03/06/2024 | 11/08/2024 | 10 |
Term 4 | 12/08/2024 | 20/10/2024 | 10 |
Term 5 | 21/10/2024 | 12/01/2025 | 12 |
HMO 4 term year (52 Week Year)
Term | Start | Finish | No. of Weeks |
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Term 1 | 05/02/2024 | 05/05/2024 | 13 |
Term 2 | 06/05/2024 | 04/08/2024 | 13 |
Term 3 | 05/08/2024 | 03/11/2024 | 13 |
Term 4 | 04/11/2024 | 02/02/2025 | 13 |
HMO 5 term year (52 Week Year)
Term | Start | Finish | No. of Weeks |
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Term 1 | 05/02/2024 | 14/04/2024 | 10 |
Term 2 | 15/04/2024 | 23/06/2024 | 10 |
Term 3 | 24/06/2024 | 01/09/2024 | 10 |
Term 4 | 02/09/2024 | 10/11/2024 | 10 |
Term 5 | 11/11/2024 | 02/02/2025 | 12 |
SHOs and JHOs
Queensland appoints JHOs (Interns) and SHOs (RMOs) over 5 terms from 22 January 2024 to 19 January 2025.
Intern Orientation is before 22 January 2024 and hospital specific.
Term | Dates | Duration |
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1 | 22 January 2024 – 14 April 2024 | 12 weeks |
2 | 15 April 2024 – 23 June 2024 | 10 weeks |
3 | 24 June 2024 – 1 September 2024 | 10 weeks |
4 | 2 September 2024 – 10 November 2024 | 10 weeks |
5 | 11 November 2024 – 19 January 2025 | 10 weeks |
Registrars and PHOs
Queensland appoints PHOs (SRMOs) and Registrars over either 2, 3 or 4 terms from 5 February 2024 to 2 February 2025.
Principal House Officers (PHOs) and Registrars commence two weeks after Interns, Junior House Officers (JHOs), and Senior House Officers (SHOs) in the interest of patient safety.
2 terms
Term | Dates | Duration |
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1 | 5 February 2024 – 4 August 2024 | 26 weeks |
2 | 5 August 2024 – 2 February 2025 | 26 weeks |
3 terms
Term | Dates | Duration |
---|---|---|
1 | 5 February 2024 – 2 June 2024 | 17 weeks |
2 | 3 June 2024 – 29 September 2024 | 17 weeks |
3 | 30 September 2024 – 2 February 2025 | 18 weeks |
4 terms
Term | Dates | Duration |
---|---|---|
1 | 5 February 2024 – 12 May 2024 | 14 weeks |
2 | 13 May 2024 – 4 August 2024 | 12 weeks |
3 | 5 August 2024 – 10 November 2024 | 14 weeks |
4 | 11 November 2024 – 2 February 2025 | 12 weeks |
Intern/RMO Term Dates 2024 (refer below for SJOG Midland, PCH and Registrars)
Term | Start Date | End Date | Duration |
Intern Orientation | 08 January 2024 | 12 January 2024 | 1 week |
Term 1 | 15 January 2024 | 24 March 2024 | 10 weeks |
Term 2 | 25 March 2024 | 09 June 2024 | 11 weeks |
Term 3 | 10 June 2024 | 18 August 2024 | 10 weeks |
Term 4 | 19 August 2024 | 27 October 2024 | 10 weeks |
Term 5 | 28 October 2024 | 12 January 2025 | 11 weeks |
St John of God Health Care Term Dates 2024
Term | Start Date | End Date | Duration |
Intern Orientation | 08 January 2024 | 12 January 2024 | 1 week |
Term 1 | 15 January 2024 | 14 April 2024 | 13 weeks |
Term 2 | 15 April 2024 | 14 July 2024 | 13 weeks |
Term 3 | 15 July 2024 | 13 October 2024 | 13 weeks |
Term 4 | 14 October 2024 | 12 January 2025 | 13 weeks |
Perth Children’s Hospital RMO Term Dates 2024
Term | Start Date | End Date | Duration |
Term 1 | 15 January 2024 | 14 April 2024 | 12 weeks |
Term 2 | 15 April 2024 | 14 July 2024 | 14 weeks |
Term 3 | 15 July 2024 | 13 October 2024 | 13 weeks |
Term 4 | 14 October 2024 | 12 January 2025 | 13 weeks |
Registrar Term Dates 2024
Term | Start Date | End Date | Duration |
Term 1 | 05 February 2024 | 05 May 2024 | 13 weeks |
Term 2 | 06 May 2024 | 04 August 2024 | 13 weeks |
Term 3 | 05 August 2024 | 03 November 2024 | 13 weeks |
Term 4 | 04 November 2024 | 02 February 2025 | 13 weeks |
Interns
Term 1: Wednesday 10/01/2024 – Tuesday 26/03/2024 (includes compulsory orientation)
Term 2: Wednesday 27/03/2024 – Tuesday 04/06/2024
Term 3: Wednesday 05/06/2024 – Tuesday 20/08/2024
Term 4: Wednesday 21/08/2024 – Tuesday 29/10/2024
Term 5: Wednesday 30/10/2024 – Tuesday 14/01/2025
RMOs and Registrars
Term 1: Monday 05/02/2024 – Tuesday 07/05/2024
Term 2: Wednesday 08/05/2024 – Tuesday 06/08/2024
Term 3: Wednesday 07/08/2024 – Tuesday 05/11/2024
Term 4: Wednesday 06/11/2024 – Sunday 02/02/2025
Interns
The medical intern year commences on Monday 8 January 2024. Interns are required to undertake a paid orientation program prior to the start of the official hospital year on 15 January 2024.
RMOs and Registrar
The Resident Medical Officer year commences on Monday 15 January 2024.
*Term Dates for 2024 not currently available.
Interns
Intern Orientation commences 8th January 2024
Intern Clinical Year commences 5th February 2024
*Other Term Dates are currently unavailable.
JMO Term Dates 2024
- Term 1: Monday 22 January to Sunday 21 April 2024
- Term 2: Monday 22 April to Sunday 21 July 2024
- Term 3: Monday 22 July to Sunday 20 October 2024
- Term 4: Monday 21 October to Sunday 19 January 2025.
*Some RMOs are on a 4-term schedule. Many Registrars work two 6-month semesters, i.e. Term 1 & 2 and Term 3 & 4.
**Salary rates are current as of the latest published award documents or enterprise agreements.
References for Trainee Doctor Term Dates 2023