Accreditation Committee

The PMCWA Accreditation and Standards Committee is accountable to the PMCWA Council for the accreditation of prevocational training terms and healthcare sites, as the principal responsibility of Council. The full Terms of Reference is available here with a summary below.

Accreditation Committee Submission and Outcome Dates

Submission Deadlines (Requests/reports due)

 Accreditation Committee Meeting Dates

Committee meeting outcomes communicated
21/01/26 18/02/26 18/03/26
01/04/26 29/04/26 27/05/26
03/06/26 01/07/26 29/07/26
29/07/26 26/08/26 23/09/26
16/09/26 14/10/26 11/11/26
04/11/26 02/12/26 20/12/26

 

Purpose
  1. Establish and monitor standards of prevocational medical training across Western Australia.
  2. Appoint accreditation surveyors to formally assess healthcare sites and other training organisations employing prevocational doctors against the accreditation standards.
  3. Accredit prevocational training terms and health sites and implement the accreditation program on behalf of the PMCWA Council, as required by The Medical Board of Australia, Australian Medical Council and the WA Department of Health.
  4. Develop and implement accreditation guidelines for prevocational education and training in Western Australia, in line with the National Framework for Prevocational Training and PMCWA priorities.
  5. Oversee further development and implementation of the accreditation process, including the recruitment, training and management of accreditation surveyors and implementation of periodic reviews.
  6. Advise the PMCWA Secretariat on the outcomes of the accreditation reviews.
  7. Advise the PMCWA Council on issues that affect the accreditation of prevocational training positions, and if it becomes aware of any significant concerns about prevocational doctor wellbeing or environments that are unsuitable for junior doctors.
  8. Promote and/or oversee projects/research related to the accreditation of prevocational training positions.
Membership
  1. Chair of Accreditation and Standards Committee
  2. Delegates (one or 2) of accreditation surveyors
  3. Delegate (DCT or DPGME) from Fiona Stanley Hospital
  4. Delegate (DCT or DPGME) from Joondalup Health Service
  5. Delegate (DCT or DPGME) from Royal Perth Hospital
  6. Delegate (DCT or DPGME) from Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
  7. Delegate (DCT or DPGME) from St John of God Midland
  8. Delegate (DCT or DPGME) from WA Country Health Service
  9. A member with an understanding of general practice training and its link with prevocational training
  10. Interstate PMC accreditation representative
  11. Delegate of Medical Directors Forum (public)
  12. Delegate of Medical Directors Forum (private)
  13. Delegate of Medical Education Officer Forum
  14. Junior Medical Officer Forum Co-Chairs or Deputy Co-Chairs when required (2 members invited with only one voting member)
  15. Junior Medical Officer Forum Accreditation Representatives (2 members invited with only one voting member)
  16. Representative of Australian Medical Association (Western Australia) Doctors In Training Practice Group