2025 PGY2 Match

Q. I am ineligible for the PGY2 Match, what are my options?

You may be eligible to apply for positions through the Late Vacancy Match.

Match information will be available in August, with the opening date yet to be determined (approx. Sept/Oct).

Q. Do I have to enter all 10 Health Service preferences for my application to be valid?

No, you do not need to enter all 10 preferences. Candidates must enter at least 1 Health Service preference. However, the more preferences you enter, the greater chance you have of being allocated a position.

Q. Who can I nominate as my referee?

You must nominate 2 referees and have an option to nominate a third referee if you wish. If nominating 3 referees, at least 2 must be consultants and 1 may be a registrar. The referees must have directly supervised you in clinical practice, preferably in the last 12 months.

Q. Can all Health Service see the information I have entered in my application?

No, only the Health Service you have preferenced can see your information.

Q. How long do I have to accept my allocated position?

If you are allocated a position, you will have 48 hours to accept or decline the offer. If you decline the offer, you will not receive any further offers in the PYG2 Match.

Q. Can I receive a pre-match offer at another Health Service than the one where I am currently employed?

No, pre-Match offers are for internal appointments only, i.e., a doctor working in a Victorian health service in 2025 continuing with the same employing health service in 2026.

The only exception is as follows:

• The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) do not employ interns. RCH are permitted to make pre-match offers to doctors not currently employed at that health service. Please note that RCH pre-match offers are reported to the PMCV. If you have accepted a pre-match offer with RCH and enter the HMO Match, this will be reported to RCH.

Q. If I have been offered a pre-match, can I enter the Match as well?

If you have signed a contract for a pre-match offer, you are unable to enter the Match, unless it is not a like for like positions, for example you have accepted a general PGY2 offer but are applying to enter the BPT match.

If candidates identified as holding a pre-match offer enter the Match, the candidate will be made ineligible to participate.

Q. I have verbally been offered a position but I have not been given a contact or I have a contract but have not signed it. Is this still considered an offer?

Contracts should be issued and signed for it to be a binding offer. Please speak to your Health Service as soon as possible if you have not received a contract, or you do not wish to accept the pre-match offer you have received.

Q. What if I don’t want to accept a pre-match offer and go into the Match instead?

You need to advise the Health Service making the offer that your preference is to enter the Match. You should not sign a contract. Some health services may permit you to hold a pre-match offer and participate in the Match, but you must discuss this with the health service. If you do enter the Match and you are allocated to a position, you will be bound to accept the matched position and forfeit your pre-match offer