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RPLE for emergency medicine experience


        1. RPLE for emergency medicine experience

Last revised: 15 Dec 2025

RPLE for emergency medicine experience

If you’ve worked across a range of emergency medicine settings, you may be eligible to apply for RPLE for more than 26 weeks. Eligibility is based on the four ACEM-classified emergency medicine subgroups. Refer to the table below. You may apply for up to 26 weeks (FTE) per subgroup.

Table 1. ACEM delineation for rotations completed pre-2022 and from 2022

ACEM delineation pre-2022 ACEM delineation from 2022
Major referral Major referral (MR)
Urban district emergency department Non-major referral (non-MR)
Major regional/rural base emergency department Non-major referral (non-MR)
Specialist paediatrics emergency department Specialist children’s


If your experience in emergency medicine was gained in posts that weren’t accredited by ACEM (refer to ACEM’s Where can I do my training?), you may still be eligible for RPLE if the position provided appropriate clinical experience, supervision and teaching. Your training coordinator can help you determine the classification of a non-ACEM accredited post.

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