Australian Medical Qualifications

List of Australian medical fellowship qualifications and their abbreviations:

Abbrev. Fellowship title
ACC Fellow of the American College of Cardiology
ACCS Fellow of the Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery
ACD Fellow of the Australasian College of Dermatologists
ACEM Fellow of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
AChPM Fellow of the Australasian Chapter of Palliative Medicine [RACP]
AChSHM Fellow of the Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine [RACP] [Formerly the FACSHP]
ACNEM Fellow of the Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine
ACOM Fellow of the Australian College of Occupational Medicine [Now the FAFOEM]
ACP Fellow of the American College of Physicians
ACRRM Fellow of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
ACS Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
FACSHP Fellow of the Australasian College of Sexual Health Physicians [Now FAChSHM]
ACSM Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine
AFOEM Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine [Formerly the FAFOM and FACOM]
FAFOM Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Occupational Medicine [Now the FAFOEM]
AFPHM Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine
AFRM Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine
ANZCA Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
ARGP Fellow in Advanced Rural General Practice
ASMF Fellow of the Australian Sports Medicine Federation
ASN Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology
AWM Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine
CSANZ Fellow of the Cardiovascular Society of Australia and New Zealand
ESC Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology
FICANZCA Fellow of the Faculty of Intensive Care Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
FPMANZCA Fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
FSEM (UK) Fellow of the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (UK)
JFICM Fellow of the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine
RACDS (OMS) Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)
RACGP Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
RACMA Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators
RACP Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
RACS Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
RACS (Card) Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Specializing in Cardiothoracic Surgery
RACS (Gen) Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Specializing in General Surgery
RACS (Neuro) Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Specializing in Neurourgery
RACS (Ortho) Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Specializing in Orthopaedic Surgery
RACS (OHNS) Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Specializing in Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery
RACS (Paed) Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Specializing in Paediatric Surgery
RACS (Plast) Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Specializing in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
RACS (Urol) Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Specializing in Urology
RACS (Vasc) Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Specializing in Vascular Surgery
RANZCO Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
RANZCOG Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
RANZCP Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
RANZCR Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists
RCPA Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
SCAI Fellow of the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention
SDrA Fellow of Sports Doctors Australia

 

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