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FAQ and Fact Sheets

The Board publishes FAQ and fact sheets on a range of issues to help the public and medical practitioners understand the Board’s role and requirements.

Registration standards

Document name Accessible format Document date
FAQ: English language skills registration standard Web page 30 June 2015
FAQ: Recency of practice Web page 24 August 2016
FAQ: Registration standard for limited registration for area of need Webpage  24 February 2017

Registration

Document name PDF Accessble format Document date
Statement - Medical registration - What does it mean? Who should be registered? PDF 
(1018KB)		   14 March 2012
FAQ: Non-practising registration PDF 
(297KB)		 Web page 29 July 2013
Statement - Eligibility for specialist registration PDF 
(209KB)		   13 April 2012
FAQ: GP fellows applying for specialist registration PDF 
(288KB)		 Webpage  17 June 2021
Fact sheet - General registration (teaching and/or assessing) PDF 
(245KB)		   22 July 2011
Guidance on clinical observerships PDF
(220KB)		 Word version
(80.7KB,DOCX)		 4 December 2013
Renewal FAQ for medical practitioners   Web page July 2016
Renewal FAQ for employers   Web page March 2014

Re-entry to practice

Document name PDF Accessible format Document date
Fact sheet - Information on returning to practice
 PDF 
(314KB)		 Word version 
(649KB,DOCX)		 1 September 2023
Template - Plan for professional development and re-entry to practice   Word version 
(126 KB,DOC)		 2 February 2016

International medical graduates

Document name PDF Accessible format Document date
FAQ: Specialist international medical graduates (SIMGs)   Web page 21 October 2024 
FAQ: Supervision of international medical graduates (IMGs)   Web page 2 December 2015
FAQ: Competent authority pathway   Web page 16 September 2020
Information sheet - International medical graduates - General practice and/or primary care experience assessment PDF 
(73.3KB)		 Word version (72.6KB,DOCX)  14 May 2018 
Fact Sheet: Information on how international medical graduates can demonstrate satisfactory progress towards attaining general or specialist registration

NOTE: This Fact Sheet has been updated to include the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners' new Fellowship Support Program (FSP)		 PDF 
(361KB)		 Word version
(89.0KB,DOCX)		 9 April 2021

Guidance: Managing the registration of IMGs who have exhausted the number of renewals

NOTE: This Guidance has been updated to include the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners' new Fellowship Support Program (FSP)

 PDF
(393 KB)
  9 April 2021
Guidance: Evidence of supervised practice to support applications for general registration from Australian Medical Council certificate holders  PDF 
(101KB) 		 Word version
(82.3 KB,DOCX) 		 15 February 2018 
Information sheet - Doctor of osteopathic medicine (USA)  PDF
(199KB)		 Word version
(84.5 KB,DOC)		 18 January 2017
Information sheet: Registration standard for limited registration for teaching or research - Requirements for applicants applying to work in research positions  PDF 
(92.3KB) 		 Word version
(165 KB,DOCX) 		1 November 2021 
Fact sheet: International medical graduates requesting a change to their supervision level PDF
 (89.0KB) 		Word version
(167 KB,DOCX) 		12 November 2021

Supervised practice framework - for medical practitioners

Document name PDF Accessible format Document date
FAQ: Supervised practice framework 
Web page 1 February 2022
Fact sheet: Supervised practice framework – transition arrangements   Web page 1 February 2022

Advertising

Document name PDF Accessible format Document date
FAQ: Advertising guidelines 
Web page 14 December 2020
Advertising resources   Web page

Cosmetic surgery and non-surgical cosmetic procedures

Document name PDF Accessible format Document date
Reforms at a glance – What do I need to do?  PDF
(86KB) 		   4 April 2023 
 *Content warning – sensitive images

Information sheet – Visual examples of cosmetic surgery advertising - updated July 2024		 PDF  
(5.20MB)  		   30 July 2024
Communication - Deferral of requirement for cosmetic surgery facility accreditation  PDF
(81.5KB)  		   28 June 2023
FAQ: New standard and guidelines for registered medical practitioners who perform cosmetic surgery and procedures    Web page  13 September 2023 
FAQ: Protection of the title 'surgeon'   Webpage  27 October 2023
FAQ: Guidelines for registered medical practitioners who perform cosmetic surgery and procedures – New requirement for a GP referral    Web page 25 May 2023
FAQ: Guidelines for registered medical practitioners who perform cosmetic surgery and procedures – New requirement for accredited facilities   Web page  24 September 2024
FAQ: Guidelines for registered medical practitioners who advertise cosmetic surgery    Web page  3 April 2023 
FAQ: Guidelines for registered medical practitioners who perform cosmetic surgery and procedures – Patient assessment and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) screening   Web page  8 June 2023

Other

Document name PDF Accessible format Document date
Vaccination and immunisation information    Web page 11 December 2023
Joint statement on compounded medicines - Pharmacy Board of Australia and Medical Board of Australia PDF 
(77.5KB)		 Word version
(695 KB DOCX)		 14 October 2024
FAQ: Recognition of medical specialties PDF 
(111KB) 		 Web page  13 September 2018 
Social media: How to meet your obligations under the National Law   Web page 11 November 2019 
 
 
Page reviewed 20/10/2024
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