Medical schools

Accreditation

Accreditation of medical schools and their programs of study

The Australian Medical Council (the AMC) is responsible for accrediting education providers and their programs of study for the medical profession.

The AMC assesses medical schools and their programs of study against the approved accreditation standards.

Accreditation standards take effect on the day that they are published on the Medical Board of Australia’s website or on a later day stated in the standard.

Approved accreditation standards

Document Name	PDF	Accessible format	Publish Date	Date of Effect
Current: Standards for Assessment and Accreditation of Primary Medical Programs by the Australian Medical Council Date of Board approval: 28 June 2023	PDF (581KB)	Word version (290 KB, DOCX)	31 July 2023	1 January 2024
Retired: Accreditation Standards for Primary Medical Education Providers and their Program of Study and Graduate Outcome Statements Date of Board approval: 12 December 2012	PDF (95.8KB)		21 December 2012	21 December 2012

AMC Guidance Matrix supporting the accreditation standards

The AMC Guidance Matrix provides guidance on how medical schools can demonstrate compliance with the accreditation standards.

Approved programs of study for general registration

The AMC provides accreditation reports to the Board on the programs of study it has accredited. The Board may then approve, or refuse to approve, the accredited program of study as providing a qualification for the purposes of registration. An approval may be granted subject to conditions.

Use the online tool to search for the Board’s approved programs of study for general registration.