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The gateway to the Expedited Specialist pathway is a list of pre-approved specialist qualifications.
Specialist international medical graduates (SIMGs) with a specialist qualification on the Expedited Specialist pathway: accepted qualifications list below are eligible for the Expedited Specialist pathway.
All qualifications on the list have been assessed by the Australian Medical Council (AMC) and approved by the Board as substantially equivalent or based on similar competencies to an approved qualification. (Approved qualifications are the qualifications awarded by the AMC-accredited Australian specialist medical colleges.)
If you have a qualification on this list, and meet other specialist registration requirements, you can apply directly to Ahpra for specialist registration.
State and territory health departments have identified anaesthetics, general practice, obstetrics and gynaecology, and psychiatry as priority specialties for the pathway.
Specialist GP qualifications are now included on the Expedited Specialist pathway: accepted qualifications list.
Accepted qualifications in anaesthetics, obstetrics and gynaecology and psychiatry will be added in December 2024, after assessment by the AMC is completed. Qualifications in other specialties will be added over time, in specialties prioritised by state and territory health departments.
Specialties with accepted qualifications (as at 21 October 2024)
Medical Council of Ireland (MCI)
Membership of the Irish College of General Practitioners (MICGP), together with a Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Specialist Training (CSCST).
Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP)
Qualification awarded under any ICGP curriculum from 2009 following satisfactory completion of a general practice education and training requirements in Ireland
New Zealand Medical Council (MCNZ)
Fellowship of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (FRNZCGP)
Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP)
Qualification awarded under any RNZCGP curriculum from 2012 following satisfactory completion of the General Practice Education Programme (GPEP)
A letter from RNZCGP confirming that fellowship was awarded under any RNZCGP curriculum from 2012 following satisfactory completion of the General Practice Education Programme (GPEP).
General Medical Council (GMC)
Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP), together with a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT).
Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)
Qualification awarded under any RCGP curriculum from 2007 following satisfactory completion of a GMC or Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board approved general practice specialist training program in the United Kingdom