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AMC Accreditation
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Australian Medical Council Accreditation Update: Primary medical programs
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Australian Medical Council Accreditation Update: Prevocational Accreditation Standards Committee 2018 Decisions
The Australian Medical Council (AMC) is the national accreditation body for the medical profession. The Prevocational Accreditation Standards Committee monitors Read More »
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Australian Medical Council Accreditation Update: Specialist Medical Colleges
The Australian Medical Council (AMC) is the national accreditation body for the medical profession. In an accreditation assessment the AMC Read More »
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Australian Medical Council Accreditation Update: May 2018
The AMC recently completed the reaccreditation assessment of the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons’ Oral and Read More »
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The Directors of the Australian Medical Council have accredited Macquarie University’s new medical program until 31 March 2023.
The Australian Medical Council (AMC) is the national accreditation body for the medical profession. It has recently completed an accreditation Read More »
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Review of the Standards for Assessment and Accreditation of Primary Medical Programs by the Australian Medical Council
The Australian Medical Council (AMC) is beginning a review of the approved accreditation standards for primary medical programs. The AMC Read More »
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The Directors of the Australian Medical Council confirm the accreditation of the University of Notre Dame Australia School of Medicine, Fremantle medical program until 31 March 2023
The Australian Medical Council (AMC) is the national accreditation body for the medical profession. It has recently completed an accreditation Read More »
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The Directors of the Australian Medical Council confirm the accreditation of the University of Tasmania, School of Medicine’s medical program until 31 March 2023
The Australian Medical Council (AMC) is the national accreditation body for the medical profession. It has recently completed an accreditation Read More »
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The Directors of the Australian Medical Council confirm the accreditation of the University of Newcastle / University of New England, Joint Medical Program (JMP) until 31 March 2023
The Australian Medical Council (AMC) is the national accreditation body for the medical profession. It has recently completed an accreditation assessment Read More »
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The Australian Medical Council welcomes new Chair of the Medical School Accreditation Committee
The Australian Medical Council (AMC) has appointed Professor Geoff McColl as the new Chair of the AMC’s Medical School Accreditation Read More »
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The Directors of the Australian Medical Council confirm the accreditation of the University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School’s medical programs until 31 March 2022
The Australian Medical Council is the national accreditation body for the medical profession. It has completed a reaccreditation assessment of Read More »
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The Directors of the Australian Medical Council confirm accreditation of the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program of the University of Western Australia, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences’ until 31 March 2019.
The Australian Medical Council is the national accreditation body for the medical profession. It has recently completed a follow-up assessment Read More »
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Workshop Report: Collaborating for Patient Care – Interprofessional Learning for Interprofessional Practice
On 9 June 2015, the Australian Medical Council, in collaboration with the Australian Pharmacy Council, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Read More »
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The Directors of the Australian Medical Council grant accreditation to the University of Auckland, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences’ medical programme to 31 March 2022
The Australian Medical Council is the national accreditation body for the medical profession. It has recently completed an assessment of Read More »
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Stakeholder consultation on the review of the Pre-employment Structured Clinical Interview (PESCI) Guidelines – update August 2014
The Australian Medical Council consulted on the review of the guidelines and approval criteria for the Pre-employment Structured Clinical Interviews Read More »
IMG Assessments
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AMC Clinical Exam Retest
The Australian Medical Council has recently reviewed procedures regarding the offering of a Clinical Exam Retest to AMC Candidates. Please Read More »
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AMC clinical examinations at Townsville and Perth locations
20 December 2017 10:00 am Commencing in 2018, the AMC will no longer conduct AMC clinical examinations at Townsville and Read More »
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Online Scheduling for AMC Clinical Examinations
Scheduling for the Clinical examinations February to April 2017 opened last Wednesday (2 November). In order to schedule for these Read More »
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Visas for International Medical Graduates
An article appeared in The Australian on Tuesday 9 August 2016 under the heading “Visa plan to stop foreign doctor Read More »
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WDOMS replacing IMED on 1 June 2016 / AMC Pathways & Eligible Schools
The AMC has been recently advised that FAIMER are targeting 1 June 2016 as an official launch date for the Read More »
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Changes to Remuneration for AMC Simulated Patients
AMC Directors have approved new rates of payment for simulated patients and role players in line with the independent report Read More »
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Verification of Medical Credentials in relation to applicants and institutions in Sudan
The AMC’s source verification provider of credentials, the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), will resume the processing of Read More »
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Verification of Medical Credentials in relation to applicants and institutions in Crimea
The AMC’s source verification provider of credentials, the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), will resume the processing of Read More »
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New feature release for AMC portfolio
The Australian Medical Council (AMC) is collaborating with the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) to enhance the primary Read More »
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AMC and ECFMG Partner to Enhance the Process for Evaluating the Medical Credentials of Australia’s International Medical Graduates
The Australian Medical Council (AMC) is pleased to announce its collaboration with ECFMG® to incorporate ECFMG’s Electronic Portfolio of International Read More »
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ECFMG’s Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials (EPIC) service
The Australian Medical Council (AMC) is collaborating with the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) to enhance the primary Read More »
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Verification of Medical Credentials in relation to applicants and institutions from Cuba
The AMC’s source verification provider of credentials, the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), will resume the processing of Read More »
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Verification of Medical Credentials in Relation to Applicants and Institutions from Crimea, Cuba, and Sudan
As our source verification provider, ECFMG verifies the authenticity of credentials related to physicians’ medical education, training, and registration/licensure directly Read More »
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ECFMG’s Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials (EPIC) to Replace EICS for Primary-Source Verification of IMG Credentials
The Australian Medical Council (AMC) is collaborating with the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) to enhance the process Read More »
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Verification of Iranian Medical Credentials
The AMC’s source verification provider of credentials, the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), will resume the processing of Read More »
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Stakeholder consultation on the review of the Pre-employment Structured Clinical Interview (PESCI) Guidelines – update August 2014
The Australian Medical Council consulted on the review of the guidelines and approval criteria for the Pre-employment Structured Clinical Interviews Read More »
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AMC launches website for delivering workplace based assessment resources
In Australia and internationally there is a growing interest in the use of workplace based assessment to assess clinical skills Read More »
Corporate News
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AMC Welcomes New Office Bearers and Directors
The Australian Medical Council (AMC) Annual General Meeting in Launceston on 30 November 2018 has marked the appointment of a Read More »
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Australian Medical Council endorses ‘Uluru Statement from the Heart’
The AMC has endorsed the Uluru Statement from the Heart, (the Uluru statement), the result of a constitutional convention held Read More »
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AMC welcomes new Director and Member of Council
The AMC welcomes Dr Andrew Singer AM as the incoming Chair of the Prevocational Standards Accreditation Committee and ex-officio AMC Read More »
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AMC receives WFME recognition
The Australian Medical Council has recently been awarded recognition of its accreditation of medical school programs, by the World Federation Read More »
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AMC Welcomes New Director and Members
Following elections at the 24 November 2017 Annual General Meeting, the AMC welcomes new Director and Members. A full list Read More »
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AMC appoints new Chief Executive Officer
The Australian Medical Council (AMC), an independent national standards body for medical education and training, has appointed Mr Philip Pigou Read More »
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AMC and Medical Board join forces on intern survey – 26 July 2017
A survey designed to find out how work-ready interns feel after medical school and improve how medical schools prepare graduates Read More »
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AMC submission to national accreditation systems review
In September 2016, the Council of Australian Governments Health Council announced the terms of reference for an independent review of Read More »
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AMC welcomes constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Māori membership on its Council
The AMC is an independent national standards body for medical education and training. It aims to ensure that standards of Read More »
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AMC Welcomes New Members and Directors
Following elections at the 30 November 2016 Annual General Meeting, the AMC welcomes new members and Directors. A full list Read More »
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AMC launches new edition of the publication Good Medical Practice – Professionalism, Ethics and Law
The Australian Medical Council, on Monday 19th December 2016, launched a new publication entitled Good Medical Practice – Professionalism, Ethics Read More »
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The Australian Medical Council welcomes new Chair of the Medical School Accreditation Committee
The Australian Medical Council (AMC) has appointed Professor Geoff McColl as the new Chair of the AMC’s Medical School Accreditation Read More »
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The Directors of the Australian Medical Council confirm the accreditation of the University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School’s medical programs until 31 March 2022
The Australian Medical Council is the national accreditation body for the medical profession. It has completed a reaccreditation assessment of Read More »
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The Australian Medical Council welcomes new Office Bearers and Directors
The Australian Medical Council (AMC) Annual General Meeting in Sydney on 20 November has marked the appointment of a new Read More »
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Medical Board of Australia approved AMC-revised accreditation standards for specialist medical programs and professional development programs – September 2015
Following a period of consultation, the Australian Medical Council has completed its review of the accreditation standards for specialist medical Read More »
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Revised Pre-employment Structured Clinical Interview (PESCI) Guidelines and Criteria for AMC approval of PESCI providers – update November 2014
The Pre-employment Structured Clinical Interview (PESCI) is an objective assessment of the clinical experience, knowledge, skills and attributes of an Read More »