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Australian Medical Council
Description of the accreditation organization:
The Australian Medical Council (AMC) conducts two processes that assess standards of medical education and training. These apply to:
- basic medical education programs provided by university medical schools and
- specialist medical training and continuing professional development programs; the training organizations for these programs are national specialist medical colleges.
AMC processes entail both accreditations (validating that standards are met) and peer review to promote high standards of medical education, stimulate self-analysis, and assist the training organization under review to achieve its objectives. Accreditation is conducted in a collegiate manner that includes consultation, advice, and feedback to the training organization under review.
Using a peer review process, AMC expert assessment teams assess medical training programs against standards set by the Council. The standards define the knowledge, skills, and professional attributes expected at the end of basic medical training and specialist medical training, and good practice in the delivery of medical education and training. Training organizations that meet AMC standards are granted accreditation.
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Accreditation standards:
The AMC is the accreditation authority for the medical profession under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law as in force in each state and territory (the National Law). Accreditation standard, for a health profession, means a standard used to assess whether a program of study and the education provider that provides the program of study, provide persons who complete the program with the knowledge, skills, and professional attributes necessary to practice the profession in Australia.
The AMC develops accreditation standards for medical programs and their education providers. The Medical Board of Australia approves accreditation standards for the medical profession.
The AMC uses accreditation standards to assess medical programs for accreditation. The AMC also uses the standards in monitoring accredited programs and providers.
The AMC develops standards for all phases of medical training and education. The standards follow a similar structure and formatting but are customized to the requirements of the stage of training and education.
The AMC reviews the standards regularly. It takes account of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency’s Procedures for Development of Accreditation Standards, and the objectives and guiding principles in the National Law. The AMC also considers other relevant Australian standards (such as those for the other regulated health professions, and the Higher Education Threshold Standards) as well as international standards for medical education and training.
When it is reviewing standards, the AMC places notices about the phase of the review and consultations underway on this page.
The AMC is reviewing the Standards for Assessment and Accreditation of Primary Medical Programs: see here.
The AMC is reviewing the National Prevocational Framework, previously known as the National Framework for Internship: see here.
Primary medical education
Procedures: Procedures for Assessment and Accreditation of Medical Schools by the Australian Medical Council 2019
Specialist medical education and training
Specialist medical programs
Acupuncture
Prevocational standards accreditation
Intern training authorities
Domains Intern training – Domains for assessing accreditation authorities
Pre-employment Structured Clinical Interviews (PESCI)
Workplace-based assessment
Standards and Procedures Australian Medical Council Accreditation of Workplace-Based Assessment Providers: Standards and Procedures
Recognition of medical specialties
Evaluation process:
The AMC code of conduct describes the AMC expectations of the people and groups who contribute to its accreditation process. The Code is a standing item for each AMC accreditation-related activity. The AMC includes training about these expectations in its regular accreditation training. The Code of Conduct is available here.
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