Postgraduate Medical Councils

Postgraduate Medical Councils (PMCs) in each State and the Northern Territory are responsible for supporting and developing the education and training requirements for junior doctors and hospital medical officers in their prevocational years and through this improve the management of patient care.

PMCs have a range of responsibilities, which vary between states and may include:

accreditation of PGY1 positions, the first postgraduate year of training after medical school graduation

accreditation of PGY2 positions, the second postgraduate year of training immediately following intern year or PGY1 year

allocation of junior medical staff to supervised training positions in hospitals

workforce planning

development of curriculum frameworks

setting of standards and accreditation of healthcare facilities receiving junior doctors

evaluation of terms/rotations

provision of educational resources and promotion of educational training programs

The weblinks for state PMC's and New Zealand are below:

NSW	NSW Institute of Medical Education and Training; http://www.imet.health.nsw.gov.au/
NT	Northern Territory Postgraduate Medical Council; http://www.ntpmc.org.au
QLD	Postgraduate Medical Council of Queensland; http://www.pmcq.com.au
SA	Postgraduate Medical Council of South Australia; http://www.pmcsa.org.au
TAS	Postgraduate Medical Council of Tasmania; http://www.pmit.utas.edu.au/
VIC	Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria; http://www.pmcv.com.au
WA	Postgraduate Medical Council of Western Australia; http://www.pmcwa.health.wa.gov.au/home/
New Zealand	Medical Council of New Zealand Education Committee; http://www.mcnz.org.nz