Undergraduates/medical schools
Council recognises the primary medical training qualification and programmes of Aotearoa New Zealand and Australian medical schools.
Aotearoa New Zealand medical schools
Medical schools offering primary medical training (MBChB) in New Zealand are:
Final year medical students have access to aspects of ePort – the electronic portfolio for prevocational medical training.
Accreditation standards and the status of Aotearoa New Zealand medical schools
It is the Council’s role to accredit and monitor Aotearoa New Zealand medical schools to ensure that the training that they provide is of a high standard. Council jointly assesses medical schools with the Australian Medical Council .
The medical schools are assessed against the following standards:
- Current Standards (in effect from 1 January 2024): Standards for Assessment and Accreditation of Primary Medical Programs 2023
- 2012 Standards: Standards for Assessment and Accreditation of Primary Medical Programs by the Australian Medical Council 2012
Council has accredited the following Aotearoa New Zealand medical schools:
|
Medical school |
Accreditation until |
Recognised accredited primary qualifications and training programme |
Link to latest report |
|
University of Auckland |
31 March 2026 |
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB) |
|
|
University of Otago |
31 March 2025 |
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor or Surgery (MB ChB) |
Australian medical schools
As part of Gazetted requirements, Council must publish the names of Australian university medical schools approved by Council for the purposes of registration in New Zealand. A link to Council-approved Australian medical schools is provided below.
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency - Approved Programs of Study (ahpra.gov.au)