Welcome to the Northern Territory Postgraduate Medical Council’s (NTPMC) website. The website provides current information about the NT Postgraduate Medical Council and offers a range of resources and links for;

• medical students,

• medical graduates,

• clinicians,

• medical educators

and others involved in the education and training of pre-vocational doctors.

The Starting Point - the New Doctor

Prevocational training is a journey from qualifying as a doctor to embarking on a defined career path in medicine. The starting point is the "day one undifferentiated intern" - Postgraduate year 1 (PGY1). All universities recognise this portrait, which is the end-product of the undergraduate medical course. The general philosophy is that the undifferentiated intern has the background knowledge, skills and attitudes to function and professionally develop as a doctor.

(Dr Alan Walker 1998)

The NT Postgraduate Medical Council would like to acknowledge the assistance and input of the many key stakeholders involved in postgraduate medical education in the NT and Australia for the information contained in this website.