Australian Medical Council

The Australian Medical Council (AMC) is a national standards body that accredits medical education and training providers and their programs. It also assesses internationally qualified medical practitioners for registration in Australia.

Pronunciation

Australian: /ɒˈstreɪliən/
Medical: /ˈmɛdɪkəl/
Council: /ˈkaʊnsəl/

Etymology

The term "Australian Medical Council" is a compound noun. "Australian" refers to something of, relating to, or characteristic of Australia. "Medical" is derived from the Latin "medicus", meaning "physician". "Council" is derived from the Old French "concile", meaning "assembly or council".

Related Terms

Medical Education: The education related to the practice of being a medical practitioner, either the initial training to become a physician or additional training thereafter.
Medical Practitioner: A type of doctor with a Doctor of Medicine degree.
Medical Registration: The process by which a medical practitioner is included in a register to practice medicine.
Accreditation: The process by which a (non-) governmental or private body evaluates the quality of a higher education institution as a whole or of a specific educational program in order to formally recognize it as having met certain predetermined minimal criteria or standards.

External links

Medical encyclopedia article on Australian Medical Council
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Australian Medical Council