Canberra Region Medical Education Council
The Canberra Region Medical Education Council (CRMEC) is established by the Minister for Health as a Ministerial Council providing strategic advice to the ACT on postgraduate medical education and training.
Postgraduate medical education refers to education for medical doctors who have already completed a medical degree.
The role of the Ministerial Council
The CRMEC is responsible for accreditation of prevocational medical training programs in the ACT and the rural/regional training network for prevocational junior doctors employed in the ACT.
The CRMEC is accredited by the Australian Medical Council to fulfil this role.
The council's responsibilities include:
- Accreditation functions, including monitoring, for the prevocational (PGY1 and PGY2) medical education and training programs within the ACT and its prevocational training network in the Southern NSW Local Health District.
- Expert advice to the Minister for Health regarding education and training for prevocational junior doctors, including issues influencing welfare, safety and cultural safety of prevocational doctors and that of patients in their care.
- Leadership in postgraduate medical education and training in the ACT and prevocational training network, including connecting key stakeholders to promote quality medical education in the region.
Prevocational medical training accreditation
The CRMEC applies the national standards and prevocational training program requirements as defined by the Australian Medical Council when accrediting health services.
In the ACT region, health services delivering prevocational education and training programs undergo accreditation under a four-year cycle, with annual progress reporting.
The CRMEC’s accreditation policies are available on its website.
Prevocational training terms
The CRMEC maintains a register of accredited prevocational training terms and descriptions on its website.
Health services with prevocational training programs
| Health service | Accreditation status |
|---|---|
South East Regional Hospital - Bega | South East Regional Hospital was awarded four-year accreditation in March 2023. A CRMEC and HETI accreditation survey team will visit the health service in 2026. |
North Canberra Hospital | North Canberra Hospital was awarded four-year accreditation in April 2022. A CRMEC accreditation survey team will visit the health service in April 2026. |
Canberra Health Services | Canberra Health Services was awarded four-year accreditation in September 2021. A compliance visit was conducted in May 2023. A CRMEC accreditation survey team will visit the health service in July 2025. |
| Goulburn Base Hospital | Goulburn Base Hospital was awarded four-year accreditation in May 2020. A CRMEC accreditation survey team will visit the health service in July 2024. |
| Moruya Hospital | Moruya Hospital was awarded four-year accreditation in June 2023. A CRMEC and HETI accreditation survey team will visit the health service in May 2027. |
| Cooma Hospital | Cooma Hospital was awarded four-year accreditation in December 2022. A CRMEC and HETI accreditation survey team will visit the health service in 2026. |
Accreditation reports for each of the health services listed above are available on the CRMEC website.
Contact the CRMEC
The CRMEC welcomes contact from junior doctors, supervisors and patients in health services in the ACT and its linked prevocational training network.
The Ministerial Council investigates concerns and collates positive feedback for commendations and award nominations.
The CRMEC secretariat provides support and advice for health services on accreditation.
More information and resources for junior doctors, DPETs, supervisors and accreditors are available at the CRMEC website.
Email the CRMEC at Crmec.manager@act.gov.au