I am a specialist international medical graduate (SIMG)
Specialist International Medical Graduates (SIMG) must actively participate in the ANZCA and FPM Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program. The ANZCA and FPM CPD Program operates on an annual cycle, with 50 hours of CPD required per year.
This page has been developed specifically to support SIMGs actively participating in the CPD program, including helpful support and resources to meet your annual CPD requirements.
CPD activities
Category 1 Practice evaluation - Reviewing performance
You need to complete a minimum of five hours of reviewing performance activities each year and a minimum of 25 hours across reviewing performance and measuring outcomes each year. Find more information:
CPD handbook
Support document
Category 1 Practice evaluation - Measuring outcomes
You need to complete a minimum of five hours of measuring outcomes activities each year and a minimum of 25 hours across reviewing performance and measuring outcomes each year. Find more information:
CPD handbook
Support document
Category 2 Knowledge & skills
You need to complete a minimum of 12.5 hours of knowledge and skills activities each year. Find out more information:
CPD handbook
Category 3 Emergency response
You need to complete one emergency response activity each year. Please note hours taken to complete the emergency response activity will be recorded under Category 2 Knowledge and skills. Find more information:
CPD handbook
Cultural safety
You need to complete one cultural safety activity each year. Please note the hours taken to complete the cultural safety activity will be recorded under practice evaluation - reviewing performance. Find more information:
Activity guide
Your CPD requirements are the same as for fellows and other CPD participants in the annual ANZCA and FPM CPD Program, and these are the same whether you are completing your SIMG assessment full-time or part-time. For SIMGs interviewed before 3 April 2017, please note that your CPD requirements may differ. Details can be found in your Report 1/ assessment outcome report or connect with SIMG Team.
Upon being admitted to FANZCA you’ll be automatically and seamlessly transitioned to our CPD program as a fellow participant. This includes ongoing access to services such as the ANZCA Library and other resources to assist you with your CPD.
As the annual CPD requirements during SIMG assessment are the same as for when SIMGs become fellows, a mid-year transition to fellowship will be seamless in terms of remaining requirements for that year.
SIMG assessments mapped to the CPD program
The below table of activities require manual entry into the CPD portfolio system. This provides the opportunity to become familiar with using the online CPD portfolio in anticipation of your admission to fellowship.
| SIMG Assessment |
CPD category |
CPD activity |
| Completion of an Effective Management of Anaesthetic Crisis (EMAC) course |
Category 3
Emergency response |
Cardiac arrest |
CICO
|
| Completion of a Multi-source Feedback (MsF) |
Category 1
Practice evaluation – reviewing performance
|
MsF |
| Completion of a Performance Assessment (PA) |
Category 1
Practice evaluation – reviewing performance
|
Multi-Source Feedback (MsF) |
Category 1
Practice evaluation – reviewing performance |
Peer review of practice |
Category 1
Practice evaluation – reviewing performance
|
Annual performance appraisal |
Category 2
Knowledge and skills
|
Journal reading |
Uploading evidence to your CPD portfolio is optional and the evidence required is different for each activity. In certain cases, confirmation that the activity has been completed would be sufficient, whereas in other circumstances, a formal certificate of attendance might be required.
Further information
CPD FAQs are packed with plenty of information – such as - How do I access the online CPD portfolio?
Got a question we haven't covered off in the FAQs? Our CPD team's on hand to help.
Email: cpd@anzca.edu.au
Call: +61 (0)3 9510 6299
Hours: 9am-5pm AEST/AEDT, Monday-Friday (excluding public and college holidays).