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
The RACP's specialist medical programs and CPD Home program have been reaccredited by the AMC until March 2029. The Medical Board of Australia has approved the College’s programs as continuing to provide qualifications for specialist registration.
The RACP’s programs were re-assessed for accreditation in 2024 by the AMC and MCNZ. This was a significant activity, involving a wide array of stakeholders, with a written submission in February 2024 and accreditation visits in May and June 2024.
Following conclusion of the assessment activities, the accreditation assessment team prepared Accreditation Reports detailing the accreditation findings, assessment outcomes, commendations and conditions.
In November 2024, the AMC accredited the RACP’s specialist medical programs and CPD program for a period of 4 years, up to 31 March 2029. The RACP was assessed to have overall ‘Substantially Met’ the accreditation standards and was given 32 conditions of accreditation for Specialist Medical Programs and 4 for CPD.
RACP Accreditation Reports 2024
Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa | the Medical Council of New Zealand, which partnered with the AMC throughout the assessment program, is finalising its accreditation decision.
The RACP is now undertaking work to address the 36 accreditation conditions.
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.
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)
Contact us
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