External Committees Representation
Medical Deans advocates for sustainable and robust mechanisms to support health, medical education, training and research and works in collaboration with key organisations to develop policies relating to standards of medical education; medical education and training; and workforce shortages.
Medical Deans contributes to the following committees.
| Committee | Medical Deans Representative |
| AFMC Planning Committee for the International Congress on Academic Medicine | Professor Kirsty Forrest |
| AMC Council Member | Professor Richard Murray (nominated by MDANZ) |
| AMC Medical Schools Accreditation Committee (MedSAC) | Professor Wendy Hu (nominated by MDANZ, selected by AMC Board)
Professor John Fraser Professor Inam Haq (nominated by MDANZ, selected by AMC Board, until 2024) Ms Sonya Van Bremen (nominated by MDANZ, has since left our member school but continues to be a part of committee) Professor Gary Rogers |
| AMC Pre-Vocational Accreditation Committee (PreVAC)
AMC Specialist Education Accreditation Committee (SEAC) |
Professor Stuart Carney (nominated by MDANZ, selected by AMC Board)
Professor Mark Gladman (nominated by MDANZ, selected by AMC Board) |
| AMC Prevoc Framework Review – Stakeholder Reference Group
AMC Prevoc Framework Review – e-Portfolio specifications subgroup AMC Standards Review Working Group |
Professor Stuart Carney
Professor Jane Bleasel Professor Kirsty Forrest |
| Council of Presidents of Medical Colleges | Professor Richard Murray (in role as President)
Ms Helen Craig |
| Doctors’ Health Advisory Services Advisory Committee | Professor Brian Kelly |
| Group of Eight | Professor Richard Murray (in role as President)
Ms Helen Craig |
| Heart Research Institute | Professor Andrew Boyle |
| Independent Hospitals Pricing Authority Stakeholder Advisory Committee | Ms Helen Craig |
| Medical Workforce Reform Advisory Committee (MWRAC)
National Medical Workforce Strategy Advisory Committee |
Professor Richard Murray (in role as President)
Professor Richard Murray (invited by DOH) |
| Medical Training Survey Advisory Group | Ms Helen Craig |
| Quality Use of Pathology Committee | Professor Peter Smith |
| The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons/Medical Deans Clinical Academic Pathways Working Group | Ms Helen Craig |
| Universities Australia: Health Professions Education Standing Group | Professor Imogen Mitchell (currently Ms Helen Craig as IM proxy) |