Competent Authority Pathway
Competent Authority Pathway
Who is eligible? Overseas trained non-specialists, specialists, and the general practitioners are eligible to apply to this pathway.
Who is not eligible? International Medical Graduates (IMG’s) directly cannot apply to this pathway.
Pre-requisite: To apply under this pathway you must have completed your training under one of the AMC-designated competent assigned authority. The AMC-designated authorities are mentioned below:
General Medical Council (United Kingdom—for the PLAB examination or for graduates of GMC-accredited medical courses in the United Kingdom)
Medical Council of Canada (LMCC)
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates of the United States (USMLE)
Medical Council of New Zealand (NZREX)
Medical Council of Ireland (graduates of medical courses in Ireland accredited by the Medical Council of Ireland.
Medical Board Registration: Once eligible for this pathway, AMC issues an Advanced Standing Certificate, which enables you to apply to the Medical Board of Australia for limited registration. Once granted limited registration, you undertake 12 months supervised practice with an accredited provider. If you satisfactorily complete the supervised practice period, the AMC issues your AMC Certificate, which enables you to apply to the Medical Board of Australia for general registration.