Assessment and accreditation in the prevocational phase of medical education

Governance of AMC prevocational training accreditation role

The AMC Prevocational Standards Accreditation Committee oversees the AMC’s standards development and accreditation for intern training. The membership of the committee draws on existing expertise in the AMC in setting standards for work-based assessment for International Medical Graduates and in accreditation of medical programs.

Assessing prevocational training accreditation authorities 

In the National Framework, the AMC accredits the bodies that accredit intern training programs on behalf of the Medical Board of Australia. Currently, a separate organisation in each state/territory is responsible for accrediting intern training posts and programs. 

The AMC accreditations assess the performance of each of the prevocational training accreditation authorities against the requirements in Intern training – Domains for assessing accreditation authorities. 

The AMC has standard policies and procedures for accreditation of prevocational training accreditation authorities. These cover confidentiality, conflicts of interest, complaints and appeals, and the key steps in the accreditation process.

Accreditation Reports 

The AMC publishes the accreditation assessment reports of prevocational training accreditation authorities.