Work place based assessment pathway or simply the WBA provides an alternative route for standard pathway applicants to gain General registration with AHPRA.
Instead of taking your AMC 2 or the clinical exam, candidates can enrol themselves into the WBA program, in which your daily performance in everyday clinical practice in Australian healthcare system is analyzed using tools like case- based discussions, multisource feedback etc, to ensure that you are clinically safe, make effective clinical judgements and can work prductively in a team
Eligibility
- Successfully passed AMC 1 exam
- Able to secure a WBA job in an accredited hospital
The list of AMC accredited WBA hospital can be found here.
Advantages:
- Not required to take the AMC 2 exam (notorious for a low pass rate)
Disadvantages:
- It costs a lot more financially to be on the WBA program
- Finding a WBA job in an accredited hospital is difficult/ competitive
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