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New Zealand RMO Medical Year

The medical year in New Zealand runs from January to January for House Officers and from February to February for Registrars.


House Officer Year - 2021 Training Year
Quarter 1    18/01/2021 - 18/04/2021
Quarter 2   19/04/2021 - 18/07/2021
Quarter 3   19/07/2021 - 17/10/2021
Quarter 4   18/10/2021 - 16/01/2022

 

Registrar Year - 2021 Training Year
6 month run dates    01/02/2021 - 01/08/2021
    02/08/2021 - 30/01/2022

 

For most House Officer positions, the year is divided into four quarters, however the following rotations are for six months:

  • Paediatrics
  • Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Ophthalmology
  • ENT

The following House Officer rotations are available for three months:

  • Assessment and Rehabilitation
  • Medical Admit
  • Psychiatry
  • Relief

Registrar positions are available in the following areas:

  • Psychiatry
  • General Surgery
  • Orthopaedics
  • Anaesthetics
  • ENT
  • Ophthalmology
  • Paediatrics
  • General Medicine
  • Medicine – Cardiology
  • Medicine – Haematology
  • Medicine – Oncology
  • Medicine – Geriatrics and Stroke
  • Medicine – Renal 
  • Emergency Medicine 
  • Intensive Care
  • Rural Hospital Medicine
National Application and Offer Dates

Communications around application opening and closing dates.

Applications Open

NZ      Monday 31 May 2021
International   Monday 31 May 2021

 

Closing Dates

Registrars/SHOs      Monday 28 June 2021

 

Offers Made On

Registrars and designated SHO positions      Monday 23 August 2021
House Officer (PGY2+)   Monday 06 September 2021

 

Acceptances By

Registrars and designated SHO positions      Monday 30 August 2021
House Officer (PGY2+)   Monday 13 September 2021

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