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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