The Department of Health
If you have any IMG-related questions you should first contact the Victorian Department of Health in the first instance. Visit their website for more specific information.
Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
AHPRA is the government body responsible for implementing the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme across Australia. AHPRA supports the 10 National Health Practitioner Boards (including the Medical Board of Australia) in implementing the scheme.
Australian Medical Association (AMA)
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) is the peak membership organisation representing the medical practitioners and medical students of Australia.
The AMA promotes and protects the professional interests of doctors and the health care needs of patients and communities. There is a federal AMA office, and each state and territory has its own branch, such as AMA Victoria. Membership includes membership of both the relevant state AMA and the federal AMA.
Australian Medical Council (AMC)
The AMC accredits medical professionals, under Australia’s Health Practitioner Regulation National Law. It develops accreditation standards, policies and procedures for medical programs of study based predominantly in Australia and New Zealand, and to assess IMGs for registration in Australia.
Medical Board of Australia
The Medical Board of Australia is responsible for the registration of medical practitioners and medical students, developing standards, codes and guidelines for the medical profession, assessing IMGs wishing to practise in Australia, approving accreditation standards and courses and investigating complaints.
The Board expects that IMGs who intend to practise in Australia and only have limited registration will progress towards general or specialist registration, requiring evidence of such progression each time the IMG applies for renewal.
Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria (PMCV)
The Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria (PMCV) aims to support doctors who are recent graduates or have just started working in Victoria, through education, training, welfare and career development.