| Organisation |
Responsibility |
| Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) |
A specialist medical college for general practice in Australia that:
- set the standards for general practice
- define education curricula
- monitor the quality of education
- conduct assessments for GPs in Australia.
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| Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) |
A medical college dedicated to rural and remote medicine. ACRRM trains and supports aspiring and experienced rural general practitioners (GPs) and rural generalists. |
| Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) |
Regulates all of Australia's health practitioners in partnership with the national boards. There is a national board for each health profession, including the Medical Board of Australia which has responsibility for all medical practitioners (including GPs) |
| Australian Medical Council (AMC) |
The national standards body responsible for medical education and training. The AMC accredits medical schools and colleges and assesses individual international medical graduates (IMGs). |
| Medical Board of Australia (MBA) |
The Medical Board of Australia:
- registers medical practitioners and medical students
- develops standards, codes and guidelines for the medical profession
- investigates notifications and complaints about medical practitioners
- where necessary, conducts panel hearings and refers serious matters to tribunal hearings
- assesses international medical graduates (IMGs) who wish to practise in Australia
- approves accreditation standards and accredited courses of study.
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