Accreditation of the College

AMC and MCNZ accreditation of the RANZCP

The RANZCP is accredited by the Australian Medical Council (AMC) and the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) to deliver specialist medical education and training, and professional development programs. This accreditation is mandatory for specialist medical colleges in Australia and New Zealand.

The AMC and the MCNZ work together to review bi-national training programs, using jointly agreed standards.

The College's programs were assessed in 2009 and have been accredited until 2015. The College's new training program was assessed in 2012 and has received in principle support for the program and the final outcome is pending (see submission below).

2012 Submission to the AMC

• Main submission [PDF; 1.4 MB]
• Appendices 1–25 [PDF; 6.9 MB]
• Appendices 26–50 [PDF; 13.4 MB]
• Appendices 51–75 [PDF; 5.7 MB]
• Additional Appendices [PDF; 1.9 MB]

More information

More information on the AMC website:

• Assessing specialist medical education and training (including the accreditation standards)
• Executive summary of 2009 RANZCP accreditation report [PDF; 41 KB]

More information on the MCNZ website:

• Additional criteria for assessment of specialist medical education programmes and professional development programmes [PDF; 507 KB]
• MCNZ homepage

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