The Australian Medical Council is an organisation whose work impacts across the lands of Australia and New Zealand.
The Australian Medical Council acknowledges the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the original Australians and the Māori People as the tangata whenua (Indigenous) Peoples of Aotearoa (New Zealand). We recognise them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.
We pay our respects to them and to their Elders, both past, present and emerging, and we recognise their enduring connection to the lands we live and work on, and honour their ongoing connection to those lands, its waters and sky.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices and names of people who have passed away.
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 practise the profession in Australia.
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). It develops accreditation standards for medical programs and their education providers, with these standards being approved by the Medical Board of Australia.
The AMC develops standards for all phases of medical training and education. The standards follow similar structure and formatting but are customised to the specific requirements of each stage.
The AMC uses the approved accreditation standards to assess medical programs for accreditation, and to undertake monitoring of accredited programs and providers.
View the current accreditation standards and processes below.
The AMC Code of Conduct outlines the expectations of all those involved in the accreditation process and applies to all accreditation-related activities. The AMC includes information about the Code of Conduct in its regular accreditation training.
The AMC regularly reviews the accreditation standards. In these reviews it takes account of the:
Standards Standards for Assessment and Accreditation of Primary Medical Programs by the Australian Medical Council 2023 (in effect from 1 January 2024)
Procedures Procedures for Assessment and Accreditation of Medical School by the AMC (2024) (in effect until 31 January 2025)
Procedures Procedures for Assessment and Accreditation of Medical Schools by the Australian Medical Council 2024 (in effect from 1 February 2025)
Guidance Matrix to accompany the 2023 Standards
Procedures Procedures for Assessment and Accreditation of Specialist Medical Programs by the AMC (2024) (in effect until 13 November 2024)
Procedures Procedures for Assessment and Accreditation of Specialist Medical Programs by the Australian Medical Council 2024 (in effect from 14 November 2024)
Standards Standards for Assessment and Accreditation of Cosmetic Surgery Programs of Study
Outcome (capability) statements Outcome (Capability) Statements for Cosmetic Surgery Programs of Study
Standards and outcome (capability) statements combined Standards for Assessment and Accreditation of Cosmetic Surgery Programs of Study and Outcome (Capability) Statements for Cosmetic Surgery Programs of Study
Procedures Procedures for AMC Accreditation of Cosmetic Surgery Programs of Study
Domains 2024 Domains for assessing and accrediting prevocational training accreditation authorities
Procedures 2024 Procedures for assessing and accrediting prevocational training accreditation authorities (in effect until 31 December 2024 for Procedure 2024)
Quality Assurance: Domains and Procedures for assessing and accrediting prevocational training accreditation authorities (in effect from 1 January 2025)
Standards and Procedures Australian Medical Council Accreditation of Workplace Based Assessment Providers: Standards and Procedures (in effect from 23 September 2024)