Consultation: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification

Consultations

Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa | the Medical Council of New Zealand (the Council) is considering making changes to the advanced life support (ACLS) requirement for interns in the Provisional General scope of practice (postgraduate year 1, or PGY1) interns.

Currently, PGY1 interns must hold a current ACLS certification at the New Zealand Resuscitation Council (NZRC) CORE Advanced level, less than 12 months old, to progress to PGY2 and obtain General scope registration.

In response to feedback we have received from prevocational training providers (the districts of Te Whatu Ora | Health New Zealand), we are revisiting this requirement and have developed three options for consultation.

We welcome your feedback to inform our decision-making. This will be considered carefully before we make any decisions.

Please provide written submissions by completing the survey questions online . Alternatively, you can email your submission to education@mcnz.org.nz.

The consultation closes on Monday, 17 February 2025.

  • Consultation - ACLS requirements for PGY1 interns

    Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa | the Medical Council of New Zealand (the Council) is considering making changes to the advanced life support (ACLS) requirement for interns in the Provisional General scope of practice (postgraduate year 1, or PGY1) interns.

  • Explanatory notes and rationale - ACLS consultation

    Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa | the Medical Council of New Zealand (the Council) considers it important that all interns have the knowledge and skills to manage and supervise resuscitation events and therefore we have a longstanding requirement that interns hold New Zealand Resuscitation Council (NZRC) CORE Advanced certification.