Australasian Prevocational Medical Officers’ Committee
The Australasian Prevocational Medical Officers’ Committee (APMOC) represents the interests of prevocational medical officers from Australia and New Zealand and its scope includes all issues which are relevant to prevocational medical officers, especially pertaining to education and training, supervision and accreditation.
Prevocational medical officers include interns, residents (including those in postgraduate years three and beyond), senior resident medical officers who are not in a formal postgraduate training program, and non-accredited registrars and career medical officers.
History of the APMOC
The establishment of APMOC arose from a resolution at the 2007 JMO Forum held in Sydney which was reinforced by the JMO Forum in 2008 in Hobart. CPMEC agreed to take on the secretariat role of coordinating the work of the APMOC from early 2010.
Functions of APMOC
- Organise the annual JMO Forum held as part of the annual Australian and New Zealand Prevocational Medical Education Forum
- Foster communication between JMOs and CPMEC
- Foster collaboration between JMO Forums and other stakeholders with respect to policy matters.
- Identify projects with the collaborative potential to improve the education and training of JMOs
- Contribute to enhancing the national and trans-Tasman profile of CPMEC, PMCs, and prevocational training in general.
- Provide support to smaller JMO Forums.
The CPMEC Board endorsed the 2024 APMOC Priorities at its meeting on 11 November 2024.
The current Chair of APMOC is Dr Saskia Fung.
For the AJMOC Terms of Reference
Australasian Directors of Clinical Training Committee
The Directors of Clinical Training (DCTs) Forum at the 2009 ANZPME Forum on the Gold Coast recommended that an Australasian Directors of Clinical Training Committee (ADCTC) be established. This recommendation was taken up by CPMEC in December 2009 and a committee representing its members was established with the inaugural meeting convened on 19 March 2010.
Functions of ADCTC:
- Help shape the agenda for the Australasian DCT Forum held during the annual ANZPME Forum
- Provide a vehicle for DCT inputs on prevocational medical education and training issues and act as a conduit between DCTs and CPMEC
- Identify projects that could enhance the effectiveness of junior doctor training
- Promote networking, collaboration and sharing of resources nationally amongst DCTs
- Ensure that each jurisdiction is represented on the Australasian Committee.
ADCTC aims to have three teleconference meetings between the annual Forum, and CPMEC provides the secretariat support for the Committee.
The current ADCTC Chair is Dr Paul Bauert.
For the ADCTC Terms of Reference
Australasian Medical Education Officers’ Committee
CPMEC established the Australasian Medical Education Officers’ Committee (AMEOC) to promote a coordinated approach to the development of the agenda for the annual MEO/DCT workshop held at the annual ANZPME Forum.
AMEOC acts as a conduit between Medical Education Officers (MEOs) and CPMEC to facilitate communication of medical education issues as required. AMEOC aims to meet up to four times a year via teleconferences and face-to-face during the annual Forum.
CPMEC provides secretariat services as required to support the AMEOC.
Functions of AMEOC:
- Prepare agenda for the MEO workshop held in conjunction with the annual Prevocational Forum
- Promote networking and sharing of resources amongst prevocational medical educators in Australia and New Zealand
- Ensure MEOs have input on national and trans-Tasman medical education issues
- Identify and collaborate on initiatives relating to medical education.
The current AMEOC Chair is Ms Annabel Tyne
For the AMEOC Terms of Reference
Prevocational Medical Accreditation Network
The Prevocational Medical Accreditation Network group was established by CPMEC in 2010 to promote nationally consistent approaches to the accreditation of prevocational medical education and training using a highly consultative approach. It has developed a strong culture of active knowledge sharing on current prevocational accreditation policies and practices within Australia and New Zealand.
Current areas of focus for the PMAN are:
- Monitoring current work being undertaken by the AMC to develop a national accreditation framework for prevocational medical education and training and providing informed advice
- Sharing knowledge of prevocational accreditation policies, practices, procedures, and related initiatives
- Monitoring the implementation of the Prevocational Medical Accreditation Framework
- Promoting streamlined approaches to postgraduate medical accreditation processes
- Developing consensus statements on key issues in prevocational medical education and training
- Making recommendations and providing general advice to CPMEC Board on current and future developments in prevocational accreditation
- Reviewing any relevant reports undertaken of medical accreditation processes both locally and internationally
The current PMAN Chair is Ms Cherie Hamill
For the PMAN Terms of Reference
Principal Officers’ Committee
The Principal Officers’ Committee comprises the Executive Officers of each member PMC or equivalent agency.
The role of the Principal Officers’ Committee is to:
- Foster communication between PMCs and the Confederation
- Foster collaboration between PMCs with respect to policy, operational and workforce matters, and provide support to smaller PMC members
- Coordinate nominations for the CPMEC Awards of Junior Doctor of the Year and the Clinical Educator of the Year in their respective jurisdiction
- Identify projects with the collaborative potential to improve the efficiency of the Confederation and its members
- Identify proposals to enhance the national profile of the Confederation and prevocational training in general.
The Principal Officers’ Committee meets on at least four occasions per annum.
The current Chair of the Principal Officers’ Committee is Ms Maria Halkitis