Australasian vocational medical training and recertification providers
The Council and the Australian Medical Council (AMC) work together on accrediting the vocational medical training programmes offered by Australasian (joint Australian and New Zealand) vocational providers.
The Standards for accreditation of specialist medical training programmes are jointly agreed and applied by the Australian Medical Council (AMC) and Council.
Australasian colleges are required to apply the New Zealand specific criteria in addition to the AMC standards. These relate to cultural safety, the assessment of international medical graduates (IMGs) and recertification.
The additional criteria for assessment of specialist medical training and recertification programme is available below. You can access information relating to the joint standards and joint processes via the AMC's website . Acceditation reports for Australasian Colleges can be found here .
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The Standards for accreditation of specialist medical training programmes are jointly agreed and applied by the Australian Medical Council (AMC) and the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ). Australasian colleges are required to apply the New Zealand specific criteria in addition to the AMC standards.
The Australasian colleges currently accredited by Council are: |
Related scope(s) of practice |
Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) |
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Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians (ACSEP) |
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Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) |
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College for Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (CICM) |
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The Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (RACMA) |
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Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) |
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Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (oral and maxillofacial surgery (RACDS) |
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Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) |
Otolaryngology head and neck surgery |
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) |
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Royal Australian and NZ College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) |
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Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) |
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Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) |
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The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) |