Expedited Specialist pathway: accepted qualification list

Registration

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)

General practice

Ireland

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Regulatory authority:

Medical Council of Ireland (MCI)

Qualification:

Membership of the Irish College of General Practitioners (MICGP), together with a Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Specialist Training (CSCST).

Awarding body:

Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP)

Qualification specifications:

Qualification awarded under any ICGP curriculum from 2009 following satisfactory completion of a general practice education and training requirements in Ireland

Additional evidence required:

A letter from ICGP confirming that the qualification was awarded under any ICGP curriculum from 2009 after completion of the 4-year general practice training program (or Recognition of Prior Learning scheme) under an approved GP training scheme in Ireland
Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Specialist Training (CSCST) issued by the ICGP

New Zealand

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Regulatory authority:

New Zealand Medical Council (MCNZ)

Qualification:

Fellowship of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (FRNZCGP)

Awarding body:

Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP)

Qualification specifications:

Qualification awarded under any RNZCGP curriculum from 2012 following satisfactory completion of the General Practice Education Programme (GPEP)

Additional evidence required:

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).

United Kingdom

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Regulatory authority:

General Medical Council (GMC)

Qualification:

Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP), together with a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT).

Awarding body:

Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)

Qualification specifications:

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

Additional evidence required:

A letter from RCGP confirming that the qualification was awarded under any RCGP curriculum from 2007 following satisfactory completion of a 3-year General Practice Specialty Training in the United Kingdom or the Accreditation of Transferable Competences (ATC) pathway¹
Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) awarded by the GMC or the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board.

May also be known as the Accreditation of Transferable Competences or Competencies or Capabilities (ATC) pathway.