Accreditation
Accreditation promotes expertise and safety
Doctors and nurse practitioners can apply for MEDSAC accreditation after they have attended the MEDSAC Initial Adult or Paediatric Training Courses (or equivalent) and seen 4 cases unsupervised*.
MEDSAC Accreditation applications require submission of case notes, references and evidence of Expert Review / MERG and multidisciplinary networking. The application requires approval by the MEDSAC Accreditation Committee.
Accreditation is divided into categories by age group - adult, adolescent and child. Doctors and nurse practitioners may become accredited in one or more of these categories.
For accreditation to be maintained, yearly myMEDSAC CPD requirements must be fulfilled.
An accreditation application is approved by RNZCGP as an Audit of Medical Practice for MOPS allocation - equivalent to 10 points. RACP MyCPD participants can earn up to 3 credits per hour for participation.
* Unsupervised cases - cases where the examination was done without another accredited doctor or nurse practitioner present and without substantial concurrent advice from another accredited doctor or nurse practitioner.
MEDSAC has a nurse accreditation pathway. Members of MEDSAC can view the pathway via the link below.