Accreditation and Standards

PMCT Accreditation Sub Committee

The Sub-Committee is responsible for ensuring that each hospital provides appropriate support and training for the JMOs employed there, in accordance with standards agreed between the Postgraduate Medical Education Council and the Medical Council of Tasmania.

The Medical Education Council undertakes regular structured assessment visits to each site to ensure that these standards are being met. The SubCommittee have met twice this year to discuss the committee's terms of reference, role and functions, as well as review the recent accreditation of the States 3 public hospitals in Tasmania.

PMCT Accreditation Sub Committee Membership:

• Associate Professor Terry Brown (Chair) - Chair of PMCT
• Dr Kim Rooney - Medical Council of Tasmania
• Dr Paul Scott - Junior Medical Officer
• Dr Allan Beswick - Director of Clinical Training
• Ms Rose Moore - Medical Education Advisor
• Ms Moreeta Pennicott - Executive Officer of PMCT

Prevocational Medical Accreditation Framework (PMAF)

In 2008 all state Postgraduate Medical Councils agreed to work towards a national Prevocational Medical Accreditation Framework (PMAF). The PMAF project aims to increase consistency across the jurisdictions of accreditation practices, align prevocational accreditation practices with other appropriate local and international benchmarks, reduce duplication of work required in each PMC (or its equivalent), and provide increased transparency of accreditation practices.

The project has been recognised by the Medical Training and Review Panel (MTRP) as a national priority in prevocational medical education. It also fits in with Council of Australian Governments (COAG) initiatives towards achieving national registration and accreditation in the health professions.

The Confederation of Postgraduate Medical Education Councils (CPMEC) established a National Technical Group (NTG) to develop the Prevocational Medical Accreditation Framework which included representation from the Accreditation Committee of each Postgraduate Medical Council since the commencement of the process. The NTG also includes representation from junior doctors and a medical education officer with accreditation experience. The NTG have met on a number of occasions to consider the documentation for the PMAF. In the development of the PMAF, CPMEC has utilised the recent work done by the Postgraduate Medical Council of Queensland in developing their accreditation systems. The PMAF document encompasses recommended principles and policies that should underpin the accreditation of prevocational medical training in Australia.

The draft PMAF will now be subject to extensive consultations with key stakeholders, as was the case with the development of the Australian Curriculum Framework for Junior Doctors. The document was formally launched at the 13th Provocational Medical Education Forum in Hobart during November 2008.

Click here to view the PMAF information on the CPMEC website