Learn the Basics - What does a PMCWA Surveyor do?

Accreditation ensures that health services provide safe, supportive and high-quality environments for prevocational doctors (interns and residents). It sets the benchmark for clinical training and helps shape the future of medical education in WA. PMCWA is accredited by the Australian Medical Council to be the prevocational training authority for WA.

• Surveyors are part of a small team (usually 2-3 people) who visit health services and:

  ·         Interview doctors, supervisors, executives and medical education staff

  ·         Review training environments and documentation

  ·         Make recommendations to the PMCWA Accreditation and Standards Committee

  You don’t need to be an expert to start – we’ll guide you through the process and support your development as a surveyor.

• Full Accreditation.

• Provisional Accreditation, which can either be:

  • subject to surveys and reports meeting accreditation.

  • accreditation to be withdrawn unless listed conditions are met.

• Accreditation not awarded.

• Preparation

  •  Health Service provides evidence for surveyors to review (JMO feedback, Term Descriptions, etc)

• Survey Visit

  • Surveyors meet with junior and senior doctors, medical education teams and medical executives.

• Reporting

  • Surveyors contribute to reports for submission to the Accreditation and Standards Committee who make the final decision.