The Australian Medical Council has recently completed a follow-up assessment of the MBBS course of the University of Notre Dame Australia School of Medicine, Sydney.

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The Australian Medical Council (AMC) Directors have agreed to a limited review of the approved accreditation standards for medical schools and their program of study, including the statement of attributes of medical graduates.

The AMC reviews the accreditation standards regularly. It consults stakeholders. As necessary, it reviews relevant national and international reports and policies; and AMC accreditation reports and committee reports. It is now also required to take account of the policy that applies to the AMC’s authorisation as the accreditation authority for medicine under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009.

This is an initial notification of the standards review. The full notice may be found here.

The draft revised standards will be released later in 2012 for an eight week period of formal stakeholder consultation.

We welcome your comments by 10 February 2012.

There is currently legislation being developed in the United States to address online piracy (Stop Online Piracy Act - SOPA) and to increase protection for intellectual property (Protect IP Act – PIPA). The proposed legislation has generated considerable debate in the US and elsewhere. 

The Australian Medical Council (AMC) is an independent national standards authority for medicine, which conducts examinations on behalf of the Medical Board of Australia for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) who are seeking registration (licensure) to practise within the Australian community, under the provisions of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009. In order to preserve the integrity of the examination process for medical registration(licensure), the examination and associated materials prepared by the AMC are subject to Australian copyright law and maintained under strict security provisions. Similarly, where examination materials have been developed in cooperation with other international testing authorities, the AMC respects and formally acknowledges the relevant international copyright and intellectual property provisions of these authorities. 

Unfortunately, there have been, and continue to be, breaches of copyright and intellectual property provisions in relation to AMC examination materials, involving both the unauthorised use of the official AMC logo and the illegal acquisition and distribution of purported AMC examination materials. The information provided on the sites, purporting to be official AMC sites, is often misleading and inaccurate. These actions have resulted in confusion and concern for IMGs presenting for AMC examinations and added to the costs of administering these examinations.

The AMC is not a US registered company and, therefore is not a formal party to the current legislation being developed in the United States. The AMC is a member of the Association of Test Publishers and does support the development of appropriate legal instruments to deal with copyright infringement, theft of intellectual property and breaches of examination security by the illegal online dissemination of examination materials. Whether the proposed SOPA or PIPA legislation is appropriate for these purposes will be a matter for the relevant legislative bodies and the current public debate to determine.

The AMC will use all legal avenues available to it to protect its copyright and the integrity of the examination processes that are designed to protect the health and safety of the Australian community.

The Australian Medical Council (AMC) has recently completed an assessment of the Australasian College of Dermatologists and the College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand and reviewed three comprehensive reports from specialist colleges in Australia.

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The AMC is pleased to announce its updated website, which features clearer navigation and more focused content for international medical graduates. The AMC has improved the presentation of information on its application processes and its examination procedures.

The AMC is grateful to the focus group that worked with the AMC team and provided ideas on how to improve the information for users. This release will be monitored and feedback will be used to guide subsequent releases.

Since 14 July 2011, clinical examination candidates have been able to apply online via the candidates portal. The AMC is now able to announce an enhancement to this service.

From Wednesday 16 November 2011 candidates who applied for a series of clinical examinations will be notified of the outcome of the scheduling via email (approximately 10 days after the closing date of each series). The email will contain a link for candidates to access the candidates portal.

The Australian Medical Council (AMC) has recently completed a re-accreditation assessment of the University of Adelaide Faculty of Health Sciences MBBS Program and reviewed three comprehensive reports from medical programs in Australia.

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The Australian Medical Council has reviewed some of the forms for international medical graduates. The forms listed below have been updated and are available via the forms page.

Non-specialist application forms

Non-Specialist pathway applicants should complete and submit the following form:

• Non-Specialist and EICS Application (to determine eligibility to proceed with the AMC examination process)

This form replaces Form A

EICS verification (primary qualification): Non-specialist Applicants should complete the following form:

• Non-specialist and EICS Application (to determine eligibility to proceed with the AMC examinations process)

This form replaces Form EICS V2 (primary qualification only)

Specialist candidate application forms

Specialist pathway applicants should complete and submit the following form:

• Specialist Application (to determine eligibility to be assessed for appointment as a specialist)

This form replaces Forms SA and SB

Area of Need Specialist applicants should complete and submit the following form:

• Area of Need Specialist Application (to determine eligibility to be assessed for appointment as an Area of Need specialist)

This form replaces Forms AON-SA and AON-SB

EICS: Specialist applicants for  should complete and submit the following form:

• Primary Source Verification Specialist-in-training (for international medical graduates seeking Medical Board of Australia registration)

This form replaces Form Specialist EICS V2

The Australian Medical Council (AMC) has recently completed an assessment of the
Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine.

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The Annual Report of the Australian Medical Council (AMC) provides detailed reports on the operations and activities of the AMC.

The full Annual Report is available for download: Annual Report 2009 (PDF).

The AMC would like to advise that as of 14 July 2011, candidates can submit their clinical examination application online via the Candidates’ Portal.

Candidates are required to create an account (unless this has been done previously for accessing the Online Application Wizard or MCQ Online Examination Scheduling portal) by clicking on 'create an account'. Once candidates have created an account, they are able to submit their online clinical examination application. For further details on how to apply using the Candidates’ Portal please go to: http://www.amc.org.au/index.php/index.php/ass/clinex/clinex-apply.

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Candidates who have passed the MCQ examination are eligible to apply for the clinical examination.

The Australian Medical Council (AMC) has recently completed assessments of two medical programs offered by medical schools in Australia.

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• Authority to receive information about an AMC candidate or applicant
• Application to determine eligibility to sit the AMC examination
• EICS V2: non-specialist

• EICS V2: specialist
• Application for specialist eligibility assessment (Forms SA and SB)
• Application for determine eligibility to be assessed for appointment as an area of need specialist (Forms AON-SA and AON-SB)

The Australian Medical Council (AMC) has recently completed a number of accreditation assessments of medical programs offered by medical schools in Australia.

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