ANZSNM

The ANZSNM will not assess an applicant who has not first secured registration. Its guidance states that applicants must obtain registration with the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia before applying to the ANZSNM, and the application must include evidence of current registration with the MRPBA or the New Zealand Medical Radiation Technologists Board. The assessment is lodged on a paper application form, with fees paid by Visa, MasterCard or bank transfer, and an application may take up to four weeks, including ratification of the outcome by the Society.

Documentary rules are exact. Every document must be a certified copy, not an original and not a copy of a certified copy, and each certification must carry the words “certified true copy of the original”, the certifier’s signature and printed contact details, so that the ANZSNM can contact the certifying person if necessary. Applicants supply two official, certified references from employers, or from practical placement supervisors where recently graduated, together with certified English translations of any document issued in another language.

Where the outcome is “not suitable”, the applicant may apply to the ANZSNM for a review of the decision. The Society cautions that the skills assessment and the MRPBA registration are separate processes, and that a positive result in one does not automatically follow from the other.