Australian Medical Council

a view from the inside

BREEN, K.
FRANK, I.
WALTERS, T.

Australian Medical Council, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Correspondence to: Ian Frank, Australian Medical Council, PO Box 4810, Kingston, ACT 2604, Australia. Email: [email protected]

Received 20 November 2000; accepted 12 December 2000.

Internal Medicine Journal 31(4):p 243-248, May-June 2001.

Although it has an important role in maintaining medical standards, little is known about the work of the Australian Medical Council (AMC) by members of the medical profession. A non-statutory standards authority, the AMC accredits medical schools in Australia and New Zealand, examines overseas-trained doctors for registration purposes and advises Medical Boards and Health Ministers on registration issues. The AMC, in consultation with Specialist Medical Colleges and others, is currently working on a number of initiatives to ensure standards of medical training and practice, including procedures to recognize new specialties and to accredit externally specialist education and training courses.