Only applicants who completed Year 12 in NSW and are graduating from an interstate or New Zealand university must provide a certified copy of their certificate.

Yes. Both applicants must be from the same NSW Health Priority Category and list their network preferences in the same order.

HETI strongly advises that applicants should not stack their network preferences but should order them in order of where they genuinely want to work.

No. Network preferences must be finalised by the national closing date and cannot be changed afterwards.

Yes. Applicants can change their rural hospital preferences (not their network preferences) until 11.59pm Friday 26 June 2026.

No. Approval of extenuating circumstances may limit the number of networks an applicant may be allocated to but does not guarantee allocation to a preferred or higher-ranked network.

It is possible that an applicant in one of the lower categories in the NSW Health Priority List may not receive a position offer in NSW, and if an offer is received, they may not receive an equivalent or higher preference than would otherwise have been allocated.

During the three national offer periods applicants may still receive an offer from NSW if they have accepted an offer from another state or territory. If an applicant accepts an offer in NSW and another state or territory, they will need to decide which offer they are accepting and which one they will decline prior to (or during) the national audit period.

Yes, either through the New South Wales Medical Student Council (NSWMSC) intern swaps forum; http://www.nswmsc.org.au/internship or through mutual agreement with another applicant.

Swaps are only allowed between applicants with the same residency status. All applicants requesting a swap will need to complete a swaps application form and submit a statutory declaration. Applicants should read the swap guidelines to familiarise themselves with this process.

Swaps will be reversed should a swap partner decline their position offer. When this happens both swap partners will be reverted to their original allocated position. HETI will inform the applicants when this occurs.

Please note: all swaps will cease at the end of National Offer Period 2.

No. Applicants cannot swap their intern position for a vacant position.

No. Once an applicant declines their NSW offer the vacant position becomes available to applicants who haven’t yet received an offer from NSW.

Swaps will be reversed should a swap partner decline their position offer. When this happens both swap partners will be reverted to their original allocated position. HETI will inform the applicants when this occurs.

No. Applicants are expected to commence employment on the start date specified in their offer letter. If an applicant is unable to commence employment on the specified date they will be required to decline their offer.

Applicants can opt-in to the LVM process for NSW if they have not yet received a NSW offer and they are not holding an intern position in any jurisdiction at the close of the national offer periods. This is a national process that all states and territories use to fill late vacancies. Unplaced applicants will be contacted by the National Data Manager after the close of Offer Period 3 to confirm LVM participation. Applicants holding an accepted offer can’t choose to be added to the LVM later.

Please note: Applicants who decline a NSW offer and are not holding a position at the start of LVM are not eligible to be offered another position in NSW.

In NSW the RPR pathway is the only pathway that is based on merit. The recruitment process for RPR also takes into consideration an applicant’s responses to selection criteria and performance at interview. The allocation algorithm used for other pathways relies solely on applicant’s network preferences and not on academic performance. The focus of the algorithm is to provide the best possible outcome for all applicants.

No. Offers will continue to fill vacancies in NSW until the end of National Offer Period 3, and for unplaced applicants, until the close of the LVM.

No. The total number of positions available are published on the HETI website and are updated if numbers change during the recruitment period. As vacancies are filled immediately after they become available it is not possible for updates to be provided throughout the campaign.

Yes. All applicants must hold their provisional registration prior to commencing internship. Applicants are responsible for applying for provisional registration.

Defence employees should identify themselves in their application and contact the relevant JMO Manager after accepting an offer to ensure the correct contract type is issued.