This is intended as a practical resource with useful information for every stage of training, including the application process to anaesthetic training programs. It
should help to demystify some organisational matters for new trainees, help with preparation for examinations, inform those looking to engage in extracurricular activities, and empower trainees transitioning to fellowship and specialist practice (Including advice for interviews and preparing your CV).
While trainees in the larger training schemes located in metropolitan hospitals will likely be aware of much of the contents of this handbook, we hope that independent trainees, international medical graduates, and trainees located in rural centres will also benefit from the information we have amalgamated here. In particular, there have been changes along the way, predominately related to the format of the examinations, modifications to the training program and the plethora of courses and resources aimed at the up and coming anaesthetic trainee.