Endorsement
Endorsement from The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners means your clinical guidance, education programme, or event is considered relevant to general practice or rural hospital medicine.
Endorsement grants the recipient use of a College logo subject to terms and conditions.
The following topics will only be considered for endorsement if appropriate supporting evidence is reviewed by our Medical Director: Medicinal cannabis, abortion, euthanasia, The Lightning Process and Vitamin-C.
Please note, College Head of Faculties apply for endorsement via their Faculty Toolkit.
Levels of endorsement
CME endorsement
Measured against the College’s endorsement policy and criteria.
College Faculties should apply for CME endorsement through the Faculty CME application for single activity/event endorsement form.
If you are a pharmaceutical company and/or organisation offering education that is not based on standard practice, please email the endorsement team so we can chat about the best endorsement route for you.
Full endorsement
Reviewed against the RNZCGP Guideline Assessment/Endorsement Tool, and is considered relevant and important for use in New Zealand general practice.
College recognition
Meets some of the standards required for full endorsement.
CME endorsement
Our members complete endorsed CME as part of their CPD programme requirements, and trust our seal of endorsement or recognition.
Endorsement is generally awarded to people and organisations supplying continuing medical education (CME) to develop and enhance practitioners’ knowledge, skills, attitudes, and professional judgement.
Endorsed medical education activities closely align with the Medical Council of New Zealand's (MCNZ) expectations of recertification.
Types of CME endorsement
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Provider endorsement
Apply to be endorsed as a registered provider if your organisation is providing CME activities (online or kanohi ki te kanohi) on a variety of learning topics on a regular basis. Your courses might be available nationwide, in a specific region, or in a specific field of practice.
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Event endorsement
Apply for event endorsement if you or your organisation is offering a one-off activity or conference, or regular events.
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Resuscitation endorsement
Apply to endorse your resuscitation course(s) if your organisation is providing ACLS courses with content that is relevant and useful to general practitioners in New Zealand.
College endorsement and recognition
The College also endorses clinical guidance from other organisations. This is different to CME endorsement which is related to education content.
Material submitted is reviewed against the RNZCGP Guideline Assessment/Endorsement tool, and assessed as relevant and important for use in New Zealand general practice.
Submit your material for College endorsement.