Pathology residency in Australia

Registrar training · Typically 5 years single discipline · Medical Board of Australia / AHPRA; RCPA

1Programme listed
Employer and state recruitmentApplication route
Registration dependentInternational graduate access
EnglishLanguage requirement

How pathology training works in Australia

You obtain employment as a registrar in an RCPA-accredited laboratory, then register for training with the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia. There is no central match — the job comes first, the training registration follows.

What you need

  • AHPRA registration
  • Employment in an RCPA-accredited laboratory
  • RCPA training registration
  • English language evidence
  • Visa with work rights

Potential training locations

Indicative. Confirm accreditation for your discipline in the relevant recruitment round.

Royal Prince Alfred HospitalWestmead HospitalLiverpool HospitalPrince of Wales HospitalRoyal North Shore HospitalSt Vincent's HospitalJohn Hunter HospitalRegional NSW pathology laboratories

Listed programmes in Australia

NSW Anatomical Pathology Training Programme

NSW Health PathologyNew South WalesTypically 5 years

Anatomical pathology · RCPA · applications via Centralised NSW statewide registrar recruitment

Verified 2 Aug 2026 · GPP Regulatory Desk

Official page ↗

Official sources

Go to these directly. No platform, adviser or agent — including this one — decides your training place or registration.

RCPA anatomical pathology training positionsrcpa.edu.au ↗
NSW Health Pathology careerspathology.health.nsw.gov.au ↗
RCPA laboratory accreditation for trainingrcpa.edu.au ↗
RCPA anatomical pathology career pathwayrcpa.edu.au ↗
RCPA training positionsrcpa.edu.au ↗
Training with the RCPArcpa.edu.au ↗
Medical Board — international medical graduatesmedicalboard.gov.au ↗
Specialist recognition pathwaymedicalboard.gov.au ↗

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