The College and the Adult Internal Medicine and Paediatrics & Child Health Basic Training Committees are responsible for ensuring that all training in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand is undertaken in accredited training settings.

The accreditation of settings for Basic Training is an essential activity that ensures high quality training environments for tomorrow’s physicians. This is an exciting time to become an accreditor as we're rolling out our new Basic Training accreditation program.

This year there are a number of settings that require an accreditation visit. As an accreditor, you'll assist with local and/or interstate visits based on your availability.

Visits will take approximately 5 hours. All visits will adhere with local COVID-19 public health orders and restrictions. Virtual visits via videoconference will be conducted if needed.

Travel costs and expenses incurred by accreditors will be covered by the College as outlined in the RACP Travel Policy and Guidelines (PDF).

Accreditors report to the College Accreditation Subcommittee of the Basic Training Adult Internal Medicine and Paediatrics & Child Health Divisions and will be eligible to claim CPD points for their accreditation activities.

Responsibilities

• review all submitted accreditation documentation submitted by the setting
• attend preliminary meetings with College staff in preparation for visits
• interview executives, Directors of Physicians/Paediatric Education, Education Supervisors and trainees at the setting
• assess compliance by a setting against the RACP Training Provider Standards (PDF) and Standards and requirements | Basic Training Accreditation requirments
• complete and make contributions towards the completion of the accreditation findings form and external assessment report
• provide recommendation to the Accreditation Subcommittee of an accreditation decision and findings for consideration

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for the role, you must:

• be a Fellow of the Adult Medicine or Paediatrics & Child Health Division
• have at least 2 years of specialist experience
• have participated in a medical education program
• not have any conditions or restrictions on registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) ^*

^* Any AHPRA conditions or restrictions are to be declared to Training Accreditation Services for further review and consideration by the Accreditation Subcommittee.

Prior experience in accreditation is desirable but not essential. Training and support will be provided.

To become a formal Accreditor, Fellows must complete the Accreditor Onboarding E-Module available on the RACP website and participate in 2 accreditation site visits as an Observer to gain experience in accreditation review interviews and the overall process.

Apply

To apply, submit an expression of interest form (DOC) and your CV to accreditation@racp.edu.au (Australia) or accreditation@racp.org.nz (Aotearoa New Zealand).