NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 141 — 21 NOVEMBER 2014

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

   • practised in a primary care setting approved by the Council and under the supervision of a medical practitioner approved by the Council; and
   • received satisfactory reports for the nine months worked immediately prior to applying for registration within a general scope; 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 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.

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

1. the applicant obtained registration in the provisional general scope of practice after 30 November 2014; and

2. at the time of application for General registration, the applicant is practising in an approved primary care setting:

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

      • Practised in a primary care setting approved by the Council and under the supervision of a medical practitioner approved by the Council; and
      • received satisfactory reports for the nine months worked immediately prior to applying for registration within a general scope; and

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

Pathway 3 – Holders of a primary medical degree from a university medical school accredited by a competent authority and who have one year of general medical experience under the jurisdiction of the competent authority must have:

1. completed six months working within a provisional general scope in a New Zealand hospital, general practice, educational institution or other organisation approved by the Council and under the supervision of a medical practitioner approved by the Council; and
2. received two consecutive satisfactory supervision reports for the six months of medical practice completed immediately prior to applying for registration within a general scope. Registration within a provisional scope will be extended for up to two years if the medical practitioner receives any poor supervision reports during their first six months of registration, until the medical practitioner has received two consecutive satisfactory reports; and
3. been recommended for registration within a general scope by his or her supervisor.

Pathway 4 – Holders of registration granted based on at least 33 months (for at least 30 hours per week) during the 48 months prior to application (in other words, a minimum of 3,960 hours worked, counting a maximum of 40 hours per week and excluding on-call and overtime hours) in a health system comparable to New Zealand as prescribed by the Council and either full or general registration in the comparable health systems in which they met the Council’s active clinical practice requirement at the time of registration; or the applicant is satisfactorily participating in a training programme recognised by the American specialty boards, the Canadian specialist colleges, or the Irish Medical Council, must have:

1. completed one year working within a provisional general scope in a New Zealand hospital, general practice, educational institution or other organisation approved by the Council, in an approved position, under