Role of the Ministerial Council

The CRMEC is responsible for accreditation of prevocational medical training programs in the ACT and the rural/regional training network for prevocational junior doctors employed in the ACT. The CRMEC is accredited by the Australian Medical Council to fulfil this role. The CRMEC’s responsibilities include:

• Accreditation functions, including monitoring, for the prevocational (PGY1 and PGY2) medical education and training programs within the ACT and its prevocational training network in the Southern NSW Local Health District

• Expert advice to the Minister for Health regarding education and training for prevocational junior doctors, including issues influencing welfare, safety and cultural safety of prevocational doctors and that of patients in their care

• Leadership in postgraduate medical education and training in the ACT training network, including connecting key stakeholders to promote quality medical education in the region

• Undertake the accreditation and monitoring of individual junior medical officer terms and the clinical units, facilities and networks that support them using national and jurisdictional standards, with a focus on:

  • Accreditation and monitoring of terms for prevocational junior medical officers

  • Developing training standards and accreditation processes

  • Identify, evaluate, monitor and promote medical education and training programs for junior medical officers and their educators in conjunction with key stakeholders.

Prevocational medical training accreditation

The CRMEC applies the National Standards and prevocational training program requirements as defined by the Australian Medical Council when accrediting health services.