The Specialist Training Program (STP) aims to improve the quality of the future specialist workforce by providing non-GP speciality trainees with exposure to a broader range of healthcare settings and to have a positive influence on future medical workforce distribution.
The aim of STP is to:
- enhance the capacity of the healthcare sector to provide high quality, appropriate training opportunities to facilitate the required accredited educational experiences for specialists in training;
- support quality accredited training posts to build the overall training capability and capacity in the system, by extending specialist training into new “expanded” healthcare settings; and
- contribute to improving specialist medical workforce supply and distribution.
Specialist Training Placements and Support (STPS) is an element of the Specialist Training Program.
In 2026, ACEM is facilitating 57 STPS trainee posts through agreements with health settings throughout Australia.
To find funded settings, please click on the map below then select STP Training Sites and/or Filter by State.
Tip – some locations have more than one funded setting. Find these by either zooming in on a location and clicking on it to see all settings or use the search icon to see a list of settings.
STPS funding
Funding for STPS posts is provided by the Australian Government’s Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (DHDA) Specialist Training Program. The funding contributes to salary support for trainees.
There may also be additional funding to health settings as supplements for the extra costs that trainees have working in rural areas through Rural Support Loading (RSL) or for supervision costs in private hospitals through Private Infrastructure and Clinical Supervision (PICS).
All STP programs operate under the STP Operational Framework, where further information on STPS can be found.
New Post applications
DHDA hosts the Reserve List applications for health settings – previously known as expressions of interest. Applications are currently closed and when they open, health settings will be notified through ACEM communication channels.
To find out more about the eligibility requirements and timeframes, please visit the Department’s website.
Note: successful applications from this process will be added to College’s Reserve List and it is not a guarantee of funding.
Does your site want to advertise a vacant STPS post?
ACEM advertises vacant STPS positions on our Jobs in EM page, and in the weekly College Bulletin, which reaches over 9,000 emergency medicine professionals. For more information, visit the ACEM advertising page.
Further Information
For more information about STP posts, please email ACEM at [email protected]