PMCWA is the prevocational training accreditation authority accredited by the Australian Medical Council (AMC) to assess prevocational training programs across Western Australia (WA). This includes assessing health sites, hospitals, private and community placements, and all individual terms (rotations) that employ, second or host PGY1 and PGY2 doctors.
Assessment is conducted against the National standards and requirements for prevocational training (PGY1 and PGY2) programs and terms.
PMCWA also assesses PGY3+ resident positions under a mandate from the Director General, WA Health, using the same Prevocational Training Standards.
PMCWA accreditation runs on a four year cycle, assessing both the health site as a whole and each term individually. The cycle includes:
Full Survey
Follow Up Actions (if standards are not met)
Mid Cycle Progress Report
Full Accreditation is awarded when all standards are met. If one or more standards are unmet, Provisional Accreditation is awarded with conditions applied. Once the conditions and standards are met, Full Accreditation is awarded.
If follow up is required, PMCWA may request:
Written reports (OSCAR or Self-Assessment)
Specific interviews
A follow up survey
The type of follow up depends on the level of risk.
For full details of the accreditation cycle, processes, definitions and follow up actions, please refer to the PMCWA Accreditation Manual.
Sites - health services, hospitals, community placements, etc that employ PGY1, PGY2 and PGY3+ | PMCWA Accreditation and Standards Committee | PMCWA Secretariat | PMCWA Accreditation Surveyors |
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Refer to Accreditation Standards & Guidelines page for information.
PMCWA’s Accreditation Decision Making Guidelines outline how accreditation outcomes are determined and ensure transparent, consistent decisions.
