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: General registration continuing professional development |
Web page |
13 January 2017 |
FAQ: Specialist registration continuing professional development |
Web page |
13 January 2017 |
FAQ: Continuing professional development for international medical graduates |
Web page |
1 October 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: Supervision of international medical graduates (IMGs) |
|
Web page |
2 December 2015 |
FAQ: Competent authority pathway |
|
Web page |
16 September 2020 |
FAQ: Specialist Pathway |
PDF
(87.3KB) |
Word version
(663 KB,DOCX) |
1 October 2015 |
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 is being 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: 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 |
PDF
(5.20 MB) |
|
15 June 2023 |
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 |
29 June 2023 |
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
(77.5 KB) |
Word version
(695 KB,DOCX) |
24 November 2017 |
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 |