Training Site Accreditation


In this section you will find an overview of the accreditation process, the relevant accreditation criteria and an EFORM to be downloaded for submission.

Purpose of Accreditation of Sites

  1. To facilitate approval of training programs and / or positions.
  2. To determine:
    • The appropriateness of supervision for physician training
    • The sufficiency of clinical experience
    • Opportunities for continuing education and research during physician training
    • The suitability of infrastructure for physician training
    • Recommendations for improving training at sites
  3. To assist trainees to select a site suitable to their current training needs.
     

Accreditation of Training Sites for Basic Training

Currently hospitals seeking College accreditation as training sites for Basic Training for the first time, apply to either the Adult Medicine or Paediatrics & Child Health Division Education Committee in the calendar year prior to the year in which they would like training to commence. Sufficient prior notice needs to be given for a site visit to take place. The Division Education Committees both have standing Accreditation Sub-Committees which Advise and act as a resource to the Division Education Committees, on all matters (methods and processes) related to the accreditation of sites for Basic Training

The Criteria for Accreditation of Hospitals for Basic Training in Adult Medicine and Paediatrics & Child Health are publicly available on the College website, as are the lists of teaching hospitals accredited for Basic Training in Adult Medicine and Paediatrics & Child Health.
 

How to Apply for Basic Training Site Accreditation:

  1. Refer to the Criteria for Accreditation of Hospitals for Basic Physician Training and the Guidelines for Training in Ambulatory Settings;
  2. Download the Preliminary Hospital Data Report from the Basic Training link;
  3. Complete the survey, add a covering letter and send it to the relevant Committee, via the College's address:
    145 Macquarie St
    SYDNEY NSW 2000;
  4. The application will be considered and you will be contacted in due course regarding a site visit.
     

Accreditation of Training Sites for Advanced Training

Site Accreditation is carried out by the supervising Committee (eg. Specialist Advisory Committee (SAC) etc) for each specialty area. Each supervising Committee has specific criteria for accreditation. Site Accreditation for Advanced Training is carried out by either site visits and/or written documentation. Where site visits are part of a supervising Committee's accreditation criteria, follow-up visits are generally done on a five-year basis.

Sites Accredited for Advanced Training need to demonstrate to the supervising Committee for each specialty area, that they have suitable staff, clinical activities, case load, facilities and interdisciplinary teaching activities to permit advanced training as outlined in each specialty specific accreditation criteria.
 

How to Apply for Advanced Training Site Accreditation

To Access the Criteria for Accreditation of Advanced Training Sites available on the College website,
click on the Advanced-Training link. There you will then find a list of each specialty specific criteria and an EFORM attached to be downloaded for submission.

Please review specialty specific criteria for relevant documentation for each criterion required with submission.

Forward completed submission to the relevant specialty specific email address attached.
 

For More Information Contact:
Deidre Stark
Site Accreditation Officer, Education Deanery
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Email: accreditation@racp.edu.au
Phone: Deidre Stark (02) 8247 6290
Fax: (02) 9247 0288

 

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