The Postgraduate Medical Council of Western Australia was established in 2003 to provide leadership for early postgraduate medical education and training in Western Australia. The Postgraduate Medical Council is primarily funded by the Department of Health Western Australia and has delegated responsibility and authority for the following areas.
• Development of guidelines and protocols for the e
ducation and training of pre-vocational doctors and other medical practitioners not in vocational training programs.
• Setting standards for pre-vocational training positions within health services.
• Accrediting and monitoring medical training positions for pre-vocational doctors: postgraduate years 1, 2 and 3/plus (PGY1, PGY2 and PGY3/+).
• Monitoring and advising on the supply and demand for the pre-vocational workforce in Western Australia.
• Supporting clinicians and other professionals involved in the education and training of pre-vocational and other non-vocational doctors.
• Identifying and advising on matters that impact on the health and welfare of pre-vocational and other non-vocational doctors. Members of the Postgraduate Medical Council are representatives of the stakeholder organisations involved in the support, training, supervision and administration of pre-vocational doctors and other non-vocational medical officers. Membership to the Postgraduate Medical Council is via Ministerial appointment. The Council reports to the Minister for Health via the Chief Medical Officer of the Department of Health.
