AMC and MCNZ accreditation
Specialist medical education programs and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Homes in Australia must be accredited by the Australian Medical Council (AMC) and Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa | the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) in New Zealand, which have similar accreditation processes
Assessment
Assessment is conducted with reference to AMC's Standards for Assessment and Accreditation of Specialist Medical Programs (PDF) and the Criteria for AMC Accreditation of CPD Homes (PDF), along with the MCNZ’s specific standards for assessment and accreditation of recertification programmes (PDF).
Current accreditation status
In 2024, the AMC and MCNZ reassessed the RACP’s specialist medical education programs and accredited the College’s programs and CPD program for 4 years, until 31 March 2029.This significant activity involved a wide array of stakeholders, including accreditation visits in May and June 2024. Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa | the Medical Council of New Zealand partnered with the AMC throughout the assessment program. Through this process, the RACP was assessed as having overall ‘Substantially Met’ the accreditation standards with 32 conditions of accreditation for Specialist Medical Programs and four for CPD.
The Medical Board of Australia approved the College’s programs as continuing to provide qualifications for specialist registration.
Following the reaccreditation, the RACP reports to the AMC each year on progress to address the conditions and recommendations given by the AMC.
RACP 2025 Monitoring Submission
On 21 July 2025, the College lodged its 2025 monitoring submission, which reports on the AMC’s given conditions due by the end of 2025 and currently awaits the AMC’s response.
Previous reports to the AMC
We regularly submit monitoring submissions (previously referred to as progress reports) to the AMC/MCNZ. These outline significant developments in any area covered by the 9 accreditation standards, our response to conditions and recommendations and program enrolment, progression, and completion data.
2025 RACP Monitoring Submission (PDF)
RACP 2024 Accreditation Report – Specialist Medical Programs (PDF)
RACP 2024 Accreditation Report – Continuing Professional Development Programs (PDF)
RACP Submission – 2024 Reaccreditation Assessment (PDF)
RACP 2022 Monitoring Submission (PDF)
AMC response to 2022 RACP Monitoring Submission (PDF)
RACP 2021 progress report (PDF)
AMC response to 2021 RACP progress report (PDF)
RACP 2020 comprehensive report (PDF)
AMC response to 2020 RACP comprehensive report (PDF)
RACP 2019 progress report (PDF)
AMC response to 2019 RACP progress report (PDF)
RACP 2018 progress report (PDF)
AMC response to the RACP 2018 progress report (PDF)
RACP 2014 re-accreditation submission (PDF)
AMC Accreditation Report about RACP training programs (PDF)
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