There are five set interview rounds in 2026 for Australian applicants. The dates for each interview round are as follows:
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Month
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Dates
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February
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Monday 16th to Friday 20th February
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April
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Monday 27th April to Friday 1st May
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July
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Monday 6th July to Friday 10th July
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September
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Monday 14th September to Friday 18th September
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November
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Monday 23rd to Friday 27th November
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For Aotearoa New Zealand applicants, interviews are held during the
Australian interview weeks where possible, or on an ad-hoc basis.
Please note, an observer may be present during the interview. Please refer to T-31 Rules for Observers Attending Specialist International Medical Graduate Interviews.
Area of Need (AON) is a position located within an Australian health
service (public or private) where local, state and/or national
advertising has not attracted a locally registered medical practitioner.
Additionally, it must be demonstrated that the delivery of health
services is adversely affected by the vacancy.
The College works with employers, health authorities and Medical Boards
to establish whether a particular post should be designated as AON. The
College provides assessments for international medical graduates who
wish to occupy specialist positions in areas of need.
Further details of the assessment process (for health services and
international medical graduates) can be found in
Intensive Care Services for Areas of Need.
For further information on AON, please contact the
SIMG Department.
Fees are applicable for the SIMG assessment process. For Australia,
please see our
fees page. For Aotearoa New Zealand, please contact MCNZ. Once accepted onto the
SIMG pathway, there is an annual SIMG fee to be paid, which can be seen
on our
fees page.
CICM provides a yearly report to
Ahpra on SIMG metrics for
Australia. You can view these
here.
Who is the CICM SIMG pathway for?
The SIMG pathway is for medical practitioners who have already
completed specialist training and examination requirements in
intensive care medicine in a country other than Australia and Aotearoa
New Zealand.
If an applicant attends an interview, does this guarantee entry on to
the SIMG pathway?
No, attendance at an interview is not a guarantee that an applicant
will be considered comparable. The interview is intended to gather
further information from the applicant and it is possible that the
applicant may be deemed not comparable/neither equivalent or as
satisfactory as after the interview.
In Australia, what do the comparability categories "not comparable",
"partially comparable" and "substantially comparable" mean?
Not comparable
The applicant is deemed unable to reach comparability within a
24-month full time equivalent time frame of supervised clinical
practice.
Partially comparable
Applicants can reach comparability within a 24-month full time
equivalent time frame of supervised clinical practice, with the
completion of College assessments.
Substantially comparable
Applicants can reach comparability within a 12-month full time
equivalent time frame of supervised clinical practice, with possible
completion of College assessments.
Do SIMGs need to sit the Second Part Examination?
All applicants are assessed in the context of their completed
specialist training program in intensive care medicine. Experience and
examinations completed are considered, however there is a possibility
that an assessment, such as the CICM Second Part Examination, will be
required.
How do I withdraw from the SIMG pathway once I have accepted my requirements?
Please fill out the withdrawal form here.