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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