Pathway 4 – New Zealand experiential

Applicant must: 

Hold any of: 

• A qualification approved by the General Medical Council for registration as a physician associate/assistant; and successfully completed the Physician Associate Registration Assessment (PARA) or the Physician Associate National Examination (PANE); and hold current full registration as a physician associate/assistant with the General Medical Council;
  
  or 
  
  
• A qualification accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) for state licensure as a physician associate/physician assistant in the United States of America; and have successfully completed the Physician Assistants National Certification Examination (PANCE) administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA); and maintained current certification with the NCCPA; 
  
  or 
  
  
• A physician assistant qualification accredited by Accreditation Canada and recognised by the Physician Assistant Certification Council of Canada (PACCC) and have successfully completed the Physician Assistant Entry to Practice Certification Examination administered by the PACCC, and maintained current certification with the PACCC

Have practised clinically for at least 36 months (working at 0.5 FTE or more) during the last 5 years, in New Zealand, United Kingdom, and/or the United States of America or Canada, including at least 24 months’ practice in New Zealand immediately prior to application.  This work must have been undertaken in the same or a similar area of clinical practice to the proposed position in New Zealand. 

Provide evidence of satisfactory completion – within 12 months prior to applying for registration – of a Council-approved knowledge-based programme in cultural safety for health practice in New Zealand.