If you meet one or more of the following criteria, you are eligible to be recognised as an Accredited Skin Cancer Doctor.
Criteria 1 |
- Current College member,
- plus holds BOTH of the following SCCA Certificate qualifications:
- SCCA Certificate of Skin Cancer Medicine
- SCCA Certificate of Dermoscopy
- and, BOTH SCCA Advanced Clinical Certificates:
- SCCA Advanced Clinical Certificate of Dermoscopy
- SCCA Advanced Clinical Certificate of Skin Cancer Medicine & Surgery
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Criteria 2 |
- Current College member, plus
- is a Fellow of Skin Cancer College Australasia (FSCCA)
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Criteria 3 |
- Current College member, plus
- holds a Master of Medicine (Skin Cancer)
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Download Eligibility Criteria
If you are a GP registered to practice in either Australia or New Zealand you could be eligible for accredited status within as little as 12 months*.
Step 1
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Complete the SCCA Certificate of Skin Cancer Medicine course (weekend training followed by online exam and log book submission)
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Allow up to 6 months
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Step 2
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Complete the SCCA Certificate of Dermoscopy
(online course plus an online exam and 5 case studies)
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Allow up to
6 weeks
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Step 3
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Complete SCCA Advanced Clinical Certificate of Dermoscopy and SCCA Advanced Clinical Certificate of Skin Cancer Medicine & Surgery (online study, plus assessment activities)
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Duration
6 months each course
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*Timing depends on assessment outcomes and availability of courses.
There is no fee to become a College Accredited Skin Cancer Doctor. To retain your accredited status you simply need to renew your College membership annually and accrue 120 skin cancer specific continuing professional development points each triennium.
See College Membership Fees
Call 1300 SKIN SMART (+61 1300 754 676) or contact us.