NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 141 — 21 NOVEMBER 2014

• work in a New Zealand hospital that has been accredited by the Council;
• complete at least four three-month runs, including
  • one category A medical run
  • one category A surgical run
  • two other runs, which may be category A or B runs
  • have three consecutive runs immediately prior to applying for registration in a general scope where the medical practitioner’s performance is assessed to be of a satisfactory standard; two of these three runs must be in different disciplines;
• work for no less than 10 weeks (or 10 weeks’ full-time equivalent) out of each run;
• certify as competent in cardiac life support as required by the Council’s policy;
• be recommended for registration in a general scope by the Prevocational Educational Supervisor.

b. For applications for registration in the General scope of practice made on or after 24 November 2015:

• satisfactorily completed four accredited clinical attachments;
• substantively attained the learning outcomes outlined in the New Zealand Curriculum Framework for Prevocational Medical Training;
• completed a minimum of 10 weeks’ full-time equivalent in each clinical attachment. Full-time is equivalent to a minimum of 40 hours per week;
• hold advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification at the standard of New Zealand Resuscitation Council CORE level 7 less than 12 months old;
• been recommended for registration in a general scope of practice by a Council-approved advisory panel.

Or

Hold General Registration in Australia.

B. Have been registered in a provisional general scope of practice, satisfied the conditions of the provisional general scope of practice and satisfied any pathway-specific conditions. That is:

Pathway 2 – Holders of a primary medical degree from a university medical school approved from time to time by the Council for the purposes of registration in New Zealand and published on the Council’s website, and who have passed a medical examination approved by the Council for the purposes of applying to sit NZREX and published on the Council’s website. Additionally, within five years of passing the medical examination, have passed NZREX or an international registration examination approved by the Council as being of a comparable standard to NZREX and published on the Council’s website.

Applicants must have:

For applications for registration in the General scope of practice made before 24 November 2015 where, at the time of application, the applicant is practising approved hospital-based practice:

1. Completed at least one year working within a provisional general scope, satisfying the following:

   • Practise in a New Zealand hospital accredited by the Council; and
   • satisfactory completion of four runs, of which one must be a category A medical and one a category A surgical run. (NB: The practitioner may work in category A or B relieving or rotating runs during the first six months, but may not work in category C rotating or relieving runs until the second six months. The practitioner can only work in C runs if a rotating internship has been completed prior to registration in New Zealand.); and
   • satisfactory completion of three consecutive runs immediately prior to registration in the general scope; and
   • certify as competent in cardiac life support as required by the Council’s policy; and

2. Been recommended for registration within a general scope by his or her supervisor.

For applications for registration in the General scope of practice made before 24 November 2015 where, at the time of application, the applicant is practising in an approved primary care setting:

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