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Call for applications – National committees of the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia

Applications are sought from experienced registered Chinese Medicine practitioners and members of the community for appointment to the following committees of the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia (the Board):

  • Policy Planning and Communications Committee (PPCC)
    • one practitioner member vacancy
  • Registration and Notifications Committee (RNC)
    • one community member vacancy

The PPCC considers and advises the Board on any emerging issues that may have strategic or policy implications as well as prepare and draft codes and guidelines for Board consideration and stakeholder consultation.

The RNC decides applications for registration and assess all notifications, and compliance matters regarding Chinese Medicine health practitioners.

The National Registration and Accreditation Scheme has an important role in ensuring the health workforce is culturally safe, respectful, responsive to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ needs and promotes the elimination of racism in health care.

To help achieve this, we are committed to increasing Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander leadership and voices on Boards and committees and warmly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to apply.

To view the vacancy and submit an application, please visit the Committee member recruitment page.

For general enquiries, please email [email protected].

Applications close on Sunday 8 February 2026 at 11.55pm, Australian Eastern Standard Time.


Call for applications: Regulatory Examination Content Writers for Chinese Medicine Board of Australia

Applications are sought from experienced practitioners, academics and experienced Chinese medicine professionals for appointment as regulatory examination content writers.

The role of a regulatory examination content writer is to write questions for inclusion in the Multiple-Choice Question (MCQ) examination and the Objective Structured clinical examination (OSCE).

Content writers will be allocated one of the following domains to write questions:

  • Acupuncture practice
  • Chinese herbal medicine practice
  • Biomedicine as applied to Chinese medicine
  • Basic Chinese medicine theory and diagnosis
  • Safety, ethics and regulatory requirements

When applying, please indicate the domain(s) you are most interested in contributing to.

Confidentiality is paramount throughout this engagement, as the work relates to regulatory examinations.

The National Registration and Accreditation Scheme has an important role in ensuring the health workforce is culturally safe, respectful, responsive to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ needs and promotes the elimination of racism in health care. 

To help achieve this, we are committed to increasing Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander leadership and voices on Boards and committees and warmly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to apply.

To view the vacancy and submit an application, please visit the Committee member recruitment page.

For general enquiries, please email [email protected].

Applications close on Friday 30 January 2026 at 11.55pm, Australian Eastern Standard Time.


Call for applications – Appointment to the Chinese Medicine Reference Group

Applications are sought from members of registered Chinese medicine practitioners and members of the community for appointment to the Chinese Medicine Reference Group (the Reference Group) of the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia (the Board).

The purpose of the Reference Group is to engage stakeholders to foster communication and a common understanding of the work of the Board and the broader functions of the National Scheme and to assist the Board in progressing its core business.

The Reference Group:

  • provides an opportunity for members to raise and report on any issues of interest and/or concern that may relate to the functions of the Board, and
  • assists the Board to monitor the effectiveness of existing accreditation and registration requirements and related processes for the Chinese medicine profession over time.

The National Scheme has an important role in ensuring the development of a culturally safe and respectful health workforce that is responsive to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples health and contributes to the elimination of racism in the provision of health services.

To achieve this, we have committed to increasing Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander leadership and voices on the Board and its committees and warmly invite Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders to apply. 

The National Scheme is also committed to providing an environment that embraces and values equity, diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage people of all abilities and backgrounds to apply, particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, culturally diverse people, people with a disability, carers of a person with a disability, people living in rural or remote areas of Australia and people who identify as LGBTIQA+.

To view the vacancy and submit an application, please visit the Statutory Appointments page.

For general enquiries, please email [email protected].

Applications close on 11 January 2026 at 11:55pm, Australian Eastern Standard Time.

 
 
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