Welcome to VMPF

The Victorian Medical Postgraduate Foundation (VMPF) is recognised as a quality health education provider and has delivered a wide range of educational activities to health professionals since 1920.

Our diverse educational activities assist Australian health professionals in keeping abreast of new health information.

International Medical Graduates (IMGs) continue to benefit from our long history of highly successful bridging courses in preparation for the Australian Medical Council (AMC) exams. Our bridging courses are scheduled on a continual basis throughout each year.

MCQ bridging courses are offered every 6 weeks. They are full-time and include two computer based trial exams. Face-to-face tutorials are conducted every day of the week delivering approximately 300 hours of tutorials during the 6 week course.

Clinical bridging courses are offered every 12 weeks. They are full-time courses conducted every day of the week delivering approximately 600 contact hours during the course. These courses are held in hospitals, specialist clinics, GP clinics and also include a Clinical Trial Exam which covers 20 OSCE stations.

The vast majority of candidates who complete a VMPF bridging course go on to pass the AMC exams.

Latest News...

2012 MCQ and Clinical Bridging Courses

The New Year has begun and VMPF's first bridging course for 2012 has also commenced. For those of you eager to join a VMPF bridging course this year, we will be running courses all throughout 2012. The application forms for each new course will be posted on this website, so keep checking for new course dates. 

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AMC Bridging Courses

MCQ Bridging Course

  • 5 March to 15 April 2012. 
    Click here for application form. 

Clinical Bridging Course (Fast-Track)

  • 2 July to 23 September 2012.
    April course now closed. Application forms for the July course will be available in the first week of April.

Clinical Bridging Course (FEE-HELP)

Register Your Interest

To register your interest in future bridging courses, please click here.

Country Education Program

What is the Country Education Program?

The Country Education Program is an accredited series of talks running throughout Country Victoria and NSW by specialist speakers in various fields of medical practice and research.

The sessions are open to all medical practitioners and allied health professionals.

Click here to learn more.

Upcoming Country Education Program meetings include:

  • Lactation- Mysteries Revealed- Two Day Conference in Warrnambool. Various Speakers starts Friday February 10th 2012
  • Dr Ken Winkel speaking on An Intergrated Approach to Snakebite Diagnosis & Management various locations
  • Professor Jon Currie speaking on Drug & Alcohol Dependance Management (Adolescent & Adult) in Foster on Thursday 23rd February 2012

See our current list of meetings here.

More VMPF News...

Are you an Overseas Trained Psychiatrist?
Exemption Candidate Examination (ECE) Preparatory Workshop

This workshop is for overseas trained psychiatrists who are working in Australia and preparing for their RANZCP Fellowship Examinations. 

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