Australian Medical Council
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The Australian Medical Council (AMC) is the Australian national standard
s advisory body for medical education
and training.
Its mission statement is:
Within Australia
, it:
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Standardization is the process of developing and implementing technical standards.The goals of standardization can be to help with independence of single suppliers , compatibility, interoperability, safety, repeatability, or quality....
s advisory body for medical education
Medical education in Australia
Medical education in Australia is concerned with both the basic training of medical practitioners and with the post-graduate training of medical specialists.-Medical school:...
and training.
Its mission statement is:
- "To promote and protect public health and safety by ensuring a safe and competent workforce distributed across Australia to meet community needs."
Within Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, it:
- Accredits AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n and New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
medical schoolMedical schoolA medical school is a tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches medicine. Degree programs offered at medical schools often include Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Bachelor/Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, master's degree, or other post-secondary...
s and medical courses - Accredits Australian/Australasian programs of specialist medical training
- Advises on the recognition of medical specialties and sub-specialties
- Assesses overseas trained medical doctors who wish to practise medicine in Australia
- Advises State and Territory Medical Boards on uniform approaches to the registration of medical practitioners and maintains a national network of State and Territory medical registers
- Advises the Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council on the registration of doctors