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Accreditation and Standards Committee

The Accreditation and Standards Committee is accountable to the Postgraduate Medical Council for the development of standards and accreditation of training positions and institutions. The Terms of Reference for the Accreditation and Standards Committee are as follows.

1. To inform, advise and implement the work of the Council in the area of the development of standards and the accreditation of training positions.
2. Accredit pre-vocational training positions that meet National and State standards.
3. Develop and implement accreditation standards and guidelines for pre-vocational education and training in Western Australia, to ensure that all pre-vocational positions offer sufficient experience, education, training, supervision, assessment and feedback to enable the junior medical officer to meet national and State objectives and prepare them for vocational training.
4. Oversee the further development and implementation of an accreditation process, including the recruitment, training and management of accreditation surveyors and implementation of periodic reviews.
5. Report to the Council on the outcomes of the accreditation reviews.
6. Assist hospitals in ensuring that the postgraduate year one medical officer (PGY1) has completed all necessary requirements to enable recommendation to the Medical Board of Western Australia, for full registration as a Medical Practitioner.
7. Advise the Council on issues that effect the development of standards and accreditation of pre-vocational training positions.
8. Promote and/or undertake projects/research related to the development of standards and the accreditation of pre-vocational training positions.

Accreditation and Standards Committee Composition

Full Members

• Chair - appointed by Council
  Dr Richard Tarala
• Deputy Chair
  Dr Margaret Sturdy
• Chair, Postgraduate Medical Council of Western Australia
  Professor Lou Landau
• Representative/s of the Directors of Postgraduate Medical Education
  Dr David Oldham
• Representative/s of Directors of Clinical Training
  Dr David Rosen & Dr Alistair Vickery
• Representative/s of Accreditation Surveyors
  Professor Jeff Hamdorf & Dr Patrick Hertnon
• Representative of Medical Directors / Administrators
  Dr Mark Salmon
• Representative of Private Hospitals
  Dr Brad Power
• Representative of Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
  Dr Lesley Skinner
• Representative/s of Junior Medical Officers
  Dr Rachelle Augustes & Dr Jamie Chew
• Representative of AMA (WA) Doctors in Training
  Dr Alex Franke
• Representative of Medical Education Officers
  Ms Helen Butterfield
• Representative of the Australian Council of Healthcare Standards
  Dr Peter Kendall
• Representative of WAGPET
  Dr Colleen Bradford

Ex-officio

• Coordinator, Postgraduate Medical Council of Western Australia (Secretariat)
  Ms Sheree Keech
• Programs Officer, Postgraduate Medical Council of Western Australia (Secretariat)
  Mr Robert Evans
• Accreditation/Administration Officer, Postgraduate Medical Council of Western Australia (Secretariat)
  Ms Ranj Jagadish
• Administration Officer, Postgraduate Medical Council of Western Australia (Secretariat)
  Ms Joanne D’Rozario

The Accreditation and Standards Committee meets every second month. For further details of when the Accreditation and Standards Committee will next meet, download the PMCWA calendar.

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