Medical School Accreditation Program and Status Report

Accredited Medical Schools

  • The University of Adelaide
  • The University of Auckland
  • The Australian National University
  • Bond University
  • Deakin University
  • Flinders University
  • Griffith University
  • James Cook University
  • The University of Melbourne
  • Monash University
  • The University of Newcastle
  • The University of New South Wales
  • University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle
  • University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney
  • University of Otago
  • The University of Queensland
  • The University of Sydney
  • University of Tasmania
  • The University of Western Australia
  • University of Western Sydney
  • University of Wollongong

The Medical School Accreditation Program and Status Report is also available for download here.

Medical School Accreditation Program and Status Report

Medical course and Medical school Type of assessment

Date of AMC Decision

Accreditation Expires Conditions Post-accreditation reports to AMC
The University of Adelaide

Six-year program

Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery

MB BS

March 1991 June 2001 Yes Annual
Re-accreditation

July 2001

July 2007 Yes Annual
Follow up

November 2002

Yes
Comprehensive report

November 2006

Dec 2011 No Periodic

Re-accreditation

August 2011

Dec 2014 Yes As required by conditions
The University of Auckland

Six-year program

Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery

MB ChB

July 1995 Dec 2005 No Annual
Re-accreditation

July 2005

July 2011 No Periodic
Comprehensive report

May 2010

December 2015 No Periodic
The Australian National University

Four year program

Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery

MB BS

November 2003 Dec 2009 Yes Annual
Follow up

November 2004

Yes
Follow up

November 2005

No
Comprehensive report

November 2008

Dec 2013 No Periodic
Bond University

Five year program

Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery

MB BS

November 2004 Dec 2011 Yes Annual
Follow up

November 2006

Yes
Follow up

July 2007

Yes
Follow up

December 2008

Dec 2009 Yes N/A
Follow up

May 2009

Dec 2011 Yes Annual
Comprehensive report

May 2011

Dec 2015 Yes Annual


Medical Course And Medical School Type of assessment

Date of AMC Decision

Accreditation Expires Conditions Post-accreditation reports to AMC
Deakin University

Four year program

Bachelor of Medicine
Bachelor of Surgery

MB BS

November 2007 Dec 2013 Yes Annual
Follow up

November 2009

No
Flinders University

Six-year program

Bachelor of Medicine
Bachelor of Surgery

BM BS

March 1994 2004*

Course phased out.

No Annual
Major change

Four-year program

Major change

March 1995

Dec 2001 Yes Annual
Follow up

July 1997

No
Comprehensive report

November 2000

Dec 2004 No Periodic
Re-accreditation

November 2004

Dec 2010 No Periodic
Comprehensive report

September 2009

Dec 2010

Major course change proposed

Yes N/A

Major change –

Years 1 and 2 of the program introduced in Darwin and a double degree entry stream to the medical course in Adelaide and in Darwin

Major change assessment

October 2010

December 2014 Yes Annual
Griffith University

Four-year program

Bachelor of Medicine
Bachelor of Surgery

MB BS

June 2004 July 2010 Yes Annual
Follow up

November 2006

No
Comprehensive report

August 2009

Dec 2014 No Periodic


Medical Program and Medical School Type of assessment

Date of AMC Decision

Accreditation Expires Conditions Post-accreditation reports to AMC
James Cook University

Six-year program

Bachelor of Medicine
Bachelor of Surgery

MB BS

October 1999 Dec 2006 Yes Annual
Follow up

November 2000

Dec 2007 No Annual
Follow up

November 2002

Yes
Re-accreditation

November 2007

Dec 2010 Yes Annual
Re-accreditation

November 2010

Dec 2016 No Periodic
The University of Melbourne

Six-year program

Bachelor of Medicine
Bachelor of Surgery

MB BS

March 1989 June 1999 No Annual
Re-accreditation

November 1999

Dec 2004

Course phased out.

No N/A – included in major change reports
Major change to course curriculum and introduction of 4½ year graduate stream Major change

November 1998

Dec 2006 Yes Annual
Follow up

July 2002

Dec 2006 Yes
Comprehensive report

November 2006

Dec 2011 Yes Periodic

Major change

November 2010

December 2013 Yes Annual
 Comprehensive report

August 2011

December 2013
NoAnnual
Major change:

Introduction of four-year master degree program of

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Major change

November 2010

December 2016 Yes Annual
Follow up

2012





Medical Program and Medical School Type of assessment

Date of AMC Decision

Accreditation Expires Conditions Post-accreditation reports to AMC
Monash University

Six-year program

Bachelor of Medicine
Bachelor of Surgery

MB BS

March 1993 June 2003 No Annual
Re-accreditation

2003

Dec 2006

Course phased out.

Yes Annual
Major change –

Five-year program:
Monash Central

Major change

November 2001

Dec 2008
Yes Annual
Follow up

July 2004

Dec 2013 YesAnnual
Major change –
implementation of 5 year program at Monash Malaysia
Major change

November 2006

Dec 2012 Yes Annual
Follow up Monash Malaysia

November 2008

Dec 2013 Yes Annual
Major change – implementation of graduate stream at Monash Gippsland (4 yr program)
Major change

November 2007

Dec 2013 Yes Annual
Follow-up

November 2009

Yes
The University of Newcastle

Five-year program

Bachelor of Medicine

BMed

August 1992 Dec 2002 No Annual
Paper assessment: Accreditation extended because of University restructuring

November 2002

July 2003 No N/A
Re-accreditation

July 2003

July 2009

Course expanded to JMP

No Annual

Major change, Joint Medical Program Bachelor of Medicine, the University of Newcastle, and the University of New England

BMed

Major change

November 2007

Dec 2014 Yes Annual
Follow up

November 2009

No


Medical Program and Medical School Type of assessment

Date of AMC Decision

Accreditation Expires Conditions Post-accreditation reports to AMC
The University of New South Wales

Six-year program

Bachelor of Medicine
Bachelor of Surgery

MB BS

March 1990 June 1995 Yes Annual
Follow up

October 1993

July 2000 No
Re-accreditation

July 2000

July 2006 Yes Periodic
Major change to program curriculum Major change

November 2003

Dec 2011 Yes Annual
Follow up

November 2004

No
Major change –new lateral entry for UNSW Bachelor of Medical Science (BMedSc) graduates

Major change

November 2006

Dec 2011 Yes Annual
Six-year and four-year stream Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery Comprehensive report

October 2010

Dec 2013 No Periodic
University of Notre Dame Australia

Fremantle

Four year program

Bachelor of Medicine
Bachelor of Surgery

MB BS

October 2004 Dec 2010 Yes Annual
Follow up

November 2005

Yes
Follow up

November 2006

Yes
Follow up

November 2007

Dec 2009 Yes Annual
Follow up

November 2009

Dec 2013 Yes Annual


Medical Program and Medical School Type of assessment

Date of AMC Decision

Accreditation Expires Conditions Post-accreditation reports to AMC
University of Notre Dame Australia

Sydney

Four year program

Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery

MB BS

July 2007 Dec 2013 Yes Annual
Follow up

September 2009

Yes
Follow up

November 2010

Dec 2011 Yes As required by conditions

Follow up

May 2011

Dec 2013 Yes As required by conditions
University of Otago

Six-year program

Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery

MB ChB

August 1994 Dec 1999 Yes Annual
Follow up

July 1999

Dec 2004 No Annual
Re-accreditation

November 2004

Dec 2008 Yes Annual
Re-accreditation

November 2008

Dec 2014 No Periodic
The University of Queensland

Six-year program

Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery

MB BS

March 1988 June 1993 Yes Annual
Follow up

November 1990

June 1998 No Annual
Comprehensive report

July 1997

Dec 2000

Course phased out.

No N/A - in graduate course reports
Major change –

Four-year program

Major change

May and August 1996

Dec 1997 Yes Annual
Follow up

November 1997

Dec 1998 Yes Annual
Follow up

November 1998

Dec 2002 No Annual
Comprehensive report

November 2001

Dec 2005 No Annual
Re-accreditation

November 2005

Dec 2011 No Periodic



Medical Program and Medical School Type of assessment

Date of AMC Decision

Accreditation Expires Conditions Post-accreditation reports to AMC
The University of Queensland

Four-year Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery

Major changes – offshore course offering, expansion of student numbers, implementation of Years 1 & 2 at the University's Ipswich campus

Major change

December 2010

Dec 2016 Yes Annual
Follow up

2014




The University of Sydney

Six-year program

Bachelor of Medicine
Bachelor of Surgery

MB BS

July 1993 Dec 2003

Course phased out.

No Annual
Major change –

Four-year program

Major change

July 1996

Dec 2000 Yes Annual
Follow up

July 1998

Dec 2002 No
Comprehensive report

November 2001

Dec 2005 No Periodic
Re-accreditation

November 2005

June 2011 No Periodic

Comprehensive report

May 2011

December 2015 No Periodic
University of Tasmania

Six-year program

Bachelor of Medicine
Bachelor of Surgery

MB BS

September 1991 1996 Yes Annual
Follow up

September 1995

Dec 2001 Yes Annual
Follow up

November 1998

Yes Annual
Follow up

November 2001

Dec 2002 Yes Annual
Follow-up

Paper assessment

November 2002

Dec 2005 Yes Annual
Re-accreditation

November 2005

Dec 2011

Course phased out

No Annual


Medical Program and Medical School Type of assessment

Date of AMC Decision

Accreditation Expires Conditions Post-accreditation reports to AMC
Major change

Five-year program

Major change

November 2005

Dec 2011 Yes Annual
Follow up

November 2007

Dec 2012 Yes

Comprehensive report 

August 2011

Dec 2016 No Periodic
The University of Western Australia

Six-year

Bachelor of Medicine
Bachelor of Surgery

MB BS

Initial assessment

October 1990

Dec 2000 Yes Annual
Re-accreditation

November 2000

Dec 2004*

course phased out

No Annual
Major change to course curriculum
Major change

November 1999

Dec 2006 Yes Annual
Follow up

November 2000

Dec 2007 Yes Annual
Follow up

November 2004

No
Major change – introduction of Graduate Entry Stream Major change

November 2004

Dec 2007 No Annual
Comprehensive report

November 2006

Dec 2010 No Periodic
Six-year

Bachelor of Medicine
Bachelor of Surgery

MB BS and four-year graduate entry stream

Re-accreditation

October 2010

Dec 2016 Yes Periodic
University of Western Sydney

Five-year program

Bachelor of Medicine
Bachelor of Surgery

MB BS

November 2006 Dec 2013 Yes Annual
Follow up

November 2008

Yes
University of Wollongong

Four-year program

Bachelor of Medicine
Bachelor of Surgery

MB BS

November 2006 Dec 2012
Yes Annual
Follow up

November 2008

Yes

Comprehensive report

August 2011

Dec 2016NoAnnual
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