Recertification for doctors practising in a vocational scope of practice
If you are registered and practising in a vocational scope only, you must participate in the recertification programme offered by the medical college or other approved recertification provider responsible for your vocational scope of practice.
Recertification programmes
Recertification programme providers develop, manage and administer recertification programmes for each vocational area of medicine. In most cases these providers are the relevant specialist medical colleges. The Council sets the standards required to be met by these programmes and accredits them against those standards.
Recertification programmes support doctors to maintain their competence and stay current in their practice. If you are registered and practising in a vocational scope of practice you must participate in and satisfy all the requirements of the recertification programme offered by the medical college responsible for your area of vocational practice.
If you are registered and working in more than one vocational scope of practice, you must enrol in participate in both colleges’ programmes.
List of recertification programmes
For more information about the specific recertification programme requirement for each vocational scope, please select the branch of medicine applicable to you.
Anaesthesia
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
www.anzca.org.nz
Cardiothoracic surgery
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
www.surgeons.org
Clinical genetics
Royal Australasian College of Physicians
www.racp.org.nz
Dermatology
New Zealand Dermatological Society
www.nzdsi.org
or
Royal Australasian College of Physicians
www.racp.org.nz
Diagnostic and interventional radiology
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists
www.ranzcr.edu.au
Emergency medicine
Australian College for Emergency Medicine
https://acem.org.au/Content-Sources/Members/CPD.aspx
Family planning and reproductive health
The New Zealand College of Sexual and Reproductive Health
www.nzcsrh.org.nz/
General practice
Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners
www.rnzcgp.org.nz
General surgery
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
www.surgeons.org
Intensive care medicine
College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand
www.cicm.org.au
Internal medicine
Royal Australasian College of Physicians
www.racp.org.nz
Medical administration
Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators
racma.edu.au
Musculoskeletal medicine
New Zealand Association of Musculoskeletal Medicine
www.nzamm.org.nz
Neurosurgery
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
www.surgeons.org
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
www.ranzcog.edu.au
Occupational medicine
Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
www.racp.edu.au/page/racp-faculties/australasian-faculty-of-occupational-and-environmental-medicine
Ophthalmology
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
www.ranzco.edu
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons
www.racds.org
Orthopaedic surgery
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
www.surgeons.org
Otolaryngology, head and neck surgery
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
www.surgeons.org
Paediatric surgery
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
www.surgeons.org
Paediatrics
Royal Australasian College of Physicians
www.racp.org.nz
Pain medicine
Faculty of Pain Medicine, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
Palliative medicine
Australasian Chapter of Palliative Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
www.racp.org.nz
Pathology
Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
www.rcpa.edu.au
Plastic and reconstructive surgery
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
www.surgeons.org
Psychiatry
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
www.ranzcp.org
Public health medicine
Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
www.racp.edu.au
or
New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine
www.nzcphm.org.nz
Radiation oncology
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists
www.ranzcr.edu.au
Rehabilitation medicine
Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
www.racp.edu.au
Rural hospital medicine
Division of Rural Hospital Medicine, Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners
www.rnzcgp.org.nz
Sexual health medicine
Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
www.racp.edu.au
Sport and exercise medicine
Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians
www.acsep.org.au
Urgent care
Royal New Zealand College of Urgent Care
www.rnzcuc.org.nz
Urology
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
www.surgeons.org
Vascular surgery
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
www.surgeons.org