Expedited Specialist pathway: accepted qualification list

Regulatory authority:

Medical Council of Ireland (MCI)

Qualification:

Fellowship of the College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland (or as previously named, the College of Anaesthetists of Ireland) (FCAI), together with a Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Specialist Training (CSCST).

Awarding body:

College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland (CAI), or as previously named, the College of Anaesthetists of Ireland.

Qualification and training specifications:

Qualification awarded under any CAI curriculum from July 2012, to date following satisfactory completion of a Specialist Anaesthesiology Training Programme (SAT) in Ireland

Additional evidence required:

• Fellowship of the College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland issued from July 2012
• Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Specialist Training (CSCST) issued by the CAI

Note: The Board may request additional information to confirm that the qualifications meet the Board's requirements. Ahpra will advise applicants if this is required.

Note: Completion of the Effective Management of Anaesthetic Crisis (EMAC) course as recommended by the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists will be a requirement of registration. Courses are available on the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists website see EMAC courses.

Regulatory authority:

General Medical Council (GMC)

Qualification:

Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCA) or Fellowship of the College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland (FCAI), together with a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT).

Awarding bodies:

• Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA),or College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland (CAI)
• Pre-2010 CCT awarded by the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board
• Post-2010 CCT awarded by the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom.

Qualification specifications:

The qualification awarded and/or training was completed under any RCoA curriculum from August 2007, following satisfactory completion of a General Medical Council or Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board, approved specialist training program in the United Kingdom, and award of the CCT.

Additional evidence required:

• Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FRCA) or Fellowship of the College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland (FCAI) issued from August 2007
• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) awarded by the GMC or the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board
• Confirmation of Specialist training from the GMC (see Confirmation of UK training and acquired rights)

Note: The Board may request additional information to confirm that the qualifications meet the Board's requirements. Ahpra will advise applicants if this is required.

Note: Completion of the Effective Management of Anaesthetic Crisis (EMAC) course as recommended by the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists will be a requirement of registration. Courses are available on the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists website see EMAC courses.

Regulatory authority:

Medical Council of Ireland (MCI)

Qualification:

Membership of the Irish College of General Practitioners (MICGP), together with a Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Specialist Training (CSCST).       

Awarding body:

Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP)    

Qualification specifications:

Qualification awarded under any ICGP curriculum from 2009 following satisfactory completion of a general practice education and training requirements in Ireland

Additional evidence required:

• A letter from ICGP confirming that the qualification was awarded under any ICGP curriculum from 2009 after completion of the 4-year general practice training program (or Recognition of Prior Learning scheme) under an approved GP training scheme in Ireland 
• Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Specialist Training (CSCST) issued by the ICGP

Note: The Board may request additional information to confirm that the qualifications meet the Board's requirements. Ahpra will advise applicants if this is required. 

Regulatory authority:

New Zealand Medical Council (MCNZ)

Qualification:

Fellowship of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (FRNZCGP)

Awarding body:

Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP)

Qualification specifications:

Qualification awarded under any RNZCGP curriculum from 2012 following satisfactory completion of the General Practice Education Programme (GPEP)

Additional evidence required:

A letter from RNZCGP confirming that fellowship was awarded under any RNZCGP curriculum from 2012 following satisfactory completion of the General Practice Education Programme (GPEP).

Note: The Board may request additional information to confirm that the qualifications meet the Board's requirements. Ahpra will advise applicants if this is required. 

Regulatory authority:

General Medical Council (GMC)

Qualification:

Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP), together with a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT).       

Awarding body:

Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)

Qualification specifications:

Qualification awarded under any RCGP curriculum from August 2007 following satisfactory completion of a GMC or Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board approved general practice specialist training program in the United Kingdom¹.

Note: Training completed through the CCT Combined Training Pathway has not been assessed as being substantially equivalent. Practitioners who have completed this pathway are not eligible for the Expedited Specialist pathway.

Additional evidence required:

• Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) issued from August 2007
• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) awarded by the GMC or the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board.
• Confirmation of Specialist or GP training from the GMC (see Confirmation of UK training and acquired rights)
• Additional evidence to confirm the completion of one of the eligible training pathways, if not indicated in the documents above. 

Note: The Board may request additional information to confirm that the qualifications meet the Board's requirements. Ahpra will advise applicants if this is required.

1. May also be known as the Accreditation of Transferable Competences or Competencies or Capabilities (ATC) pathway.

Regulatory authority:

Medical Council of Ireland (MCI)

Qualification:

Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and a Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Specialist Training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (CSCST).

Awarding body:

The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (MRCPI and CSCST)

Qualification and training specifications:

MRCPI awarded under any curriculum of the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland from July 2010 to date following satisfactory completion of a Specialist Obstetrics and Gynaecology Training Programme (SAT) in Ireland. This includes completion of examinations leading to Membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (presently Part 1, 2 and 3, or pre-2015 the completion of Part 1 and 2).

Additional evidence required:

• Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland issued from July 2010
• Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Specialist Training (CSCST) issued by the MRCPI
• Evidence of completion of examinations leading to Membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (presently Part 1, 2 and 3, by pre 2015 Part 1 and 2)

Note: The Board may request additional information to confirm that the qualifications meet the Board's requirements. Ahpra will advise applicants if this is required. 

Note: Completion of training in colposcopy as recommended by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists may be a requirement of registration. These requirements are outlined in the MBA’s Guidance – Colposcopy requirements for obstetricians and gynaecologists in the Expedited Specialist pathway (148 KB,PDF).

Regulatory authority:

General Medical Council (GMC)

Qualification:

Membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (MRCOG), together with a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT).

Awarding body:

• Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)
• Pre 2010 CCT awarded by the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board Post 2010 CCT awarded by the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom

Qualification specifications:

MRCOG awarded under any RCOG curriculum from August 2007 to date following satisfactory completion of a General Medical Council or Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board approved specialist training program in the United Kingdom and award of the CCT.

Additional evidence required:

• Membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (MRCOG) issued from August 2007
• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) awarded by the GMC or the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board
• Confirmation of Specialist training from the GMC (see Confirmation of UK training and acquired rights)
• Additional evidence to confirm the completion the eligible training pathway, if not indicated in the documents above.

Note: The Board may request additional information to confirm that the qualifications meet the Board's requirements. Ahpra will advise applicants if this is required. 

Note: Completion of training in colposcopy as recommended by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists may be a requirement of registration. These requirements are outlined in the MBA’s Guidance – Colposcopy requirements for obstetricians and gynaecologists in the Expedited Specialist pathway (148 KB,PDF).

Applicants who intend on applying for specialist registration with these qualifications may be granted specialist registration to practise as a Specialist general paediatrician and will be required to demonstrate that they have recent and relevant experience in this specialty. Dual qualified specialists who have a general paediatric qualification in one specialty but who intend on practising in a different sub-specialty, should apply for assessment through the Specialist pathway – specialist recognition before lodging an application for registration.

Regulatory authority:

Medical Council of Ireland (MCI)

Qualification:

Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (MRCPI) in Paediatrics together with a Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Specialist Training (CSCST)

Awarding body:

The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI).

Qualification and training specifications:

• MRCPI awarded from July 2010 to date
• CSCST in Paediatrics must have been awarded following satisfactory completion of a Specialist Paediatrics Training Programme (SAT) in Ireland
• Training must have been completed under any curriculum of the Faculty of Paediatrics of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland from July 2010 to date

Additional evidence required:

• Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (MRCPI) in paediatrics issued from July 2010
• Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Specialist Training (CSCST) in paediatrics, issued by the RCPI from July 2010

Note: The Board may request additional information to confirm the completion of the eligible training program in order to be satisfied that the qualifications meet the Board’s requirements. Ahpra will advise applicants if this is required.

Note: Completion of an Australian child protection course and an Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) course or equivalent as recommended by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians will be a requirement of registration.

Applicants who intend on applying for specialist registration with these qualifications may be granted specialist registration to practise as a Specialist general paediatrician and will be required to demonstrate that they have recent and relevant experience in this specialty. Dual qualified specialists who have a general paediatric qualification in one specialty but intend on practising in a different sub-specialty, should apply for assessment through the Specialist pathway – specialist recognition before lodging an application for registration.

Regulatory authority:

General Medical Council (GMC)

Qualification:

Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH), together with a Certificate of Completion Training (CCT)

Awarding bodies:

• The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)
• Pre-2010 CCT awarded by the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board
• Post-2010 CCT awarded by the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom.

Qualification and training specifications:

• MRCPCH awarded from August 2007
• CCT in Paediatrics must have been awarded following completion of a General Medical Council or Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board approved specialist training program in the United Kingdom
• Training must have been completed under any Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health curriculum from August 2007

Additional evidence required:

• Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH) issued from August 2007
• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Paediatrics awarded by the GMC or the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board
• Confirmation of specialist training from the GMC

Note: The Board may request additional information to confirm the completion of the eligible training program in order to be satisfied that the qualifications meet the Board’s requirements. Ahpra will advise applicants if this is required.

Note: Completion of an Australian child protection course and an Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) course or equivalent as recommended by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians will be a requirement of registration..

Applicants who intend on applying for specialist registration with these qualifications may be granted specialist registration to practise as a Specialist general physician and will be required to demonstrate that they have recent and relevant experience in this specialty. Dual qualified specialists who have a general medicine qualification in one specialty but who intend on practising in a different sub-specialty, should apply for assessment through the Specialist pathway – specialist recognition before lodging an application for registration

Regulatory authority:

General Medical Council (GMC)

Qualification:

Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom (MRCP(UK)), together with a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)

Awarding bodies:

• Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom, which comprises the Royal College of Physicians (the Royal College of Physicians London), the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
• Pre-2010 CCT awarded by the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board
• Post-2010 CCT awarded by the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom.

Qualification and training specifications:

• August 2007 onwards – General Internal Medicine (stand-alone training)
  • MRCP (UK) awarded from August 2007 onwards
  • CCT must have been awarded following satisfactory completion of a General Medical Council or Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board approved stand-alone General Internal Medicine specialist training program in the United Kingdom
  • Training, must have been completed under any Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board General Internal Medicine curriculum, including the Internal Medicine Stage 1 and Stage 2 training curricula, from August 2007

• August 2009 onwards – Dual General Internal Medicine and Acute Internal Medicine
• MRCP (UK) awarded from August 2009 onwards
• CCT in General Internal Medicine and Acute Internal Medicine must have been awarded following satisfactory completion of a General Medical Council approved dual specialist training program in the United Kingdom
• Training must have been completed under any Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board General Internal Medicine and Acute Internal Medicine curricula from August 2009 to date

• August 2019 onwards – General Internal Medicine training in an approved dual CCT pairing
  
  • MRCP (UK) awarded from August 2019 onwards
  • CCT in General Internal Medicine must have been awarded following satisfactory completion of a General Medical Council approved specialist training program in an approved dual specialist program pairing in the United Kingdom
  • Training must have been completed under the Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board Internal Medicine Stage 1 and Stage 2 training curricula from August 2019 to date

Additional evidence required:

• Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom (MRCP(UK))
• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) awarded by the GMC or the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board in General (Internal) Medicine and/or Acute Internal Medicine
• Confirmation of specialist training from the GMC

Note: The Board may request additional information to confirm the completion of the eligible training program in order to be satisfied that the qualifications meet the Board’s requirements. Ahpra will advise applicants if this is required.

Regulatory authority:

General Medical Council (GMC)

Qualification:

Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych), together with a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)

Awarding bodies:

• Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych)
• Pre-2010 CCT awarded by the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board
• Post-2010 CCT awarded by the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom

Qualification specifications:

Qualification awarded under any RCPsych curriculum from August 2007 following satisfactory completion of a General Medical Council or Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board approved specialty training program in psychiatry in the United Kingdom.

Additional evidence required:

• Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych)
• Confirmation of Specialist training from the GMC (see Confirmation of UK training and acquired rights).
• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)

Note: The Board may request additional information to confirm that the qualifications meet the Board's requirements. Ahpra will advise applicants if this is required.