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When Do I Start? Australian Trainee Doctor Term Dates for 2023

by Anthony Llewellyn

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 2023 Australian Trainee Doctor Term Dates for 2023 just for you.

As an added bonus, we have also attached a salary guide. You can get more information about trainee doctor salaries and conditions here and here.

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 9th January 2023 for interns in Tasmania and Western Australia to 23rd January for interns in NSW, Queensland and the NT.

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 2023

Interns:

Intern orientation23 January 202329 January 20231
Term 130 January 202316 April 202311
Term 217 April 20232 July 202311
Term 33 July 202310 September 202310
Term 411 September 202319 November 202310
Term 520 November 20234 February 202411
Year23 January 20234 February 202454

Base Pay = $71283

RMOs:

Term 16 February 202316 April 202310
Term 217 April 20232 July 202311
Term 33 July 202310 September 202310
Term 411 September 202319 November 202310
Term 520 November 20234 February 202411
Year6 February 20234 February 202452

Salary $83554 to $112996

Registrars:

Term 16 February 20237 May 202313
Term 28 May 20236 August 202313
Term 37 August 20235 November 202313
Term 46 November 20234 February 202413
Year6 February 20234 February 202452

Salary $104084 to $146672

Interns:

Term 116/01/202326/03/202310
Term 227/03/202304/06/202310
Term 305/06/202313/08/202310
Term 414/08/202322/10/202310
Term 523/10/202314/01/202412

Salary = $79138

RMOs:

Term 106/02/202316/04/202310
Term 217/04/202325/06/202310
Term 326/06/202303/09/202310
Term 404/09/202312/11/202310
Term 513/11/202304/02/202412

Salary = $87,387 to $147571

Registrars:

Term 106/02/202307/05/202313
Term 208/05/202306/08/202313
Term 307/08/202305/11/202313
Term 406/11/202304/02/202413

Salary = $119865 to $164981

Interns & RMOs (JHOs & SHOs)

Term5 x Terms for Interns/JHOs/SHOsDuration
123 January 2023 – 2 April 202310 weeks
23 April 2023 – 11 June 202310 weeks
312 June 2023 – 20 August 202310 weeks
421 August 2023 – 29 October 202310 weeks
530 October 2023 – 21 January 202412 weeks

Intern Salary = $78,941

RMO Salary = $85,521 to $124,991

PHOs & Registrars

Term4 x Terms for PHOs and RegistrarsDuration
16 February 2023 – 14 May 202314 weeks
215 May 2023 – 6 August 202312 weeks
37 August 2023 – 12 November 202314 weeks
413 November 2023 – 4 February 202412 weeks
Term3 x Terms for PHOs and RegistrarsDuration
16 February 2023 – 11 June 202318 weeks
212 June 2023 – 8 October 202317 weeks
39 October 2023 – 4 February 202417 weeks
Term2 x Terms for PHOs and RegistrarsDuration
16 February 2023 – 6 August 202326 weeks
27 August 2023 – 4 February 202426 weeks

Salary = $113,481 to $159,479

Intern/RMO Term Dates 2023
TermStart DateEnd DateDuration
Intern Orientation09 January 202313 January 20231 week
Term 116 January 202326 March 202310 weeks
Term 227 March 202311 June 202311 weeks
Term 312 June 202320 August 202310 weeks
Term 421 August 202329 October 202310 weeks
Term 530 October 202314 January 202411 weeks

Intern Salary = $82,893.00

RMO Salary = $90,978.00 to $109,650.00

St John of God Midland Term Dates 2023
TermStart DateEnd DateDuration
Intern Orientation09 January 202313 January 20231 week
Term 116 January 202316 April 202313 weeks
Term 217 April 202316 July 202313 weeks
Term 317 July 202315 October 202313 weeks
Term 416 October 202314 January 202413 weeks
Perth Children’s Hospital RMO Term Dates 2023
TermStart DateEnd DateDuration
Term 116 January 202316 April 202313 weeks
Term 217 April 202316 July 202313 weeks
Term 317 July 202315 October 202313 weeks
Term 416 October 202314 January 202413 weeks
King Edward Memorial Hospital RMO Term Dates 2023
TermStart DateEnd DateDuration
Term 116 January 202312 March 20238 weeks
Term 213 March 202314 May 20239 weeks
Term 315 May 202316 July 20239 weeks
Term 417 July 202317 September 20239 weeks
Term 518 September 202319 November 20239 weeks
Term 620 November 202314 January 20248 weeks
Registrar Term Dates 2023
TermStart DateEnd DateDuration
Term 106 February 202307 May 202313 weeks
Term 208 May 202306 August 202313 weeks
Term 307 August 202305 November 202313 weeks
Term 406 November 202304 February 202413 weeks

Registrar Salary = $115,028.00 to $115,028.00

Interns

Term 1: Wednesday 11/01/2023 – Tuesday 28/03/2023   (includes compulsory orientation)

Term 2: Wednesday 29/03/2023 – Tuesday 06/06/2023

Term 3: Wednesday 07/06/2023 – Tuesday 22/08/2023

Term 4: Wednesday 23/08/2023 – Tuesday 31/10/2023

Term 5: Wednesday 01/11/2023 – Tuesday 16/01/2024

Intern Salary = $79,414.00

RMOs and Registrars

Term 1:  Monday 06/02/2023 – Tuesday 09/05/2023

Term 2:  Wednesday 10/05/2023 – Tuesday 08/08/2023

Term 3:  Wednesday 09/08/2023 – Tuesday 07/11/2023

Term 4:  Wednesday 08/11/2023 – Sunday 04/02/2024

RMO Salary = $79,414.00 to $140,058.00

Registrar Salary = $140,058.00 to $150,164.00

Interns

Orientation 3rd January 2023 to 7th January 2023

Interns and RMOs

Term 1 9th January 2023 to 16th April 2023 (14 weeks)

Term 2 17th April 2023 to 16th July 2023 (13 weeks)

Term 3 17th July 2023 to 15th October 2023 (13 weeks)

Term 4 16th October 2023 to 15th January 2024 (13 weeks)

Intern Salary = $ 75,315.00

RMO Salary = $ 79,578.00 to $ 116,260.00

Registrars / Senior RMOs / Basic Trainees

Term 1 6th February 2023 to 7th May 2023 (13 weeks)

Term 2 8th May 2023 to 16th July 2023 (13 weeks)

Term 3 17th July 2023 to 15th October 2023 (13 weeks)

Term 4 16th October 2023 to 15th January 2024 (13 weeks)

Registrar Salary = $ 116,260.00 to $ 116,260.00

Term Dates unavailable

The 2022 Year ends on 5th February 2023 for Interns and RMOs.

Intern Orientation commences 23rd January 2023 and Buddy week is 30th January 2023

Intern Salary = $ 75,836.00

RMO Salary = $ 75,836.00 to $ 119,121.00

Registrar Salary = $ 109,929.00 to $ 154,436.00

JMO term dates 2023

  • Term 1: Monday 23 January to Sunday 23 April 2023
  • Term 2: Monday 24 April to Sunday 23 July 2023
  • Term 3: Monday 24 July to Sunday 22 October 2023
  • Term 4: Monday 23 October to Sunday 21 January 2024

Intern Salary = $ 154,436.00

RMO Salary = $ 91,319.00 to $ 91,319.00

Registrar Salary = $ 91,319.00 to $ 161,831.00

*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.

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2 Responses

  • What are the prospects of getting residency in pediatrics, general medicine as an IMG from India(MBBS from India).

    Required consultancy/advice

    Reply

    • Getting an offer of an RMO post in paediatrics / general medicine I would say is medium to hard in terms of difficulty. Not as easy as psychiatry or emergency medicine for example.

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