Accreditation forms & resources

Documentation

• SA IMET accreditation standards – version 1.0 June 2010
• Accreditation communiqué

Policies

• Accreditation policy Outlines the accreditation principles, accreditation process and Accreditation Committee purpose and functions
• Appeals policy Provides a framework to effectively facilitate the accreditation appeals process in accordance with the Prevocational Medical Accreditation Framework (PMAF)
• Patient and TMO Safety policy Outlines how accreditation visit teams should manage issues they encounter which pose risks to patient and/or trainee medical officer (TMO) safety.

Guidelines

The sample guidelines below can be adapted or used as a framework for developing site specific trainee medical officer policies.

A list of SA Health policies useful for accreditation is also provided.

• Supervision guideline
• Assessment guideline
• Education and training program and attendance & release from duties guideline
• Wellbeing guideline
• SA Health policies
• Term Description Guideline
• Training Agreement Guideline

Accreditation processes

• New unit accreditation process
• Facility (full) accreditation process
• Change of circumstance process
• Core Term Guideline
• Accreditation Visit Schedule
• Proviso and Recommendation Guideline
• Response to Concerns

Accreditation team members

• Visitor guide
• Confidentiality Agreement

Templates

• Facility (full) accreditation submission
• New Unit accreditation submission
• Term description template
• ACF Checklist

Other documentation

• Draft CPMEC content for compulsory intern terms
• Improving performance action plan (IPAP)

Calculators

• Medical education support calculator updated August 2012