Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery and Medicine (ACCSM)

The Australian Association of Cosmetic Surgery was established in 1992 and succeeded by the Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery in 1999 having identified a void in Cosmetic Surgery and Medicine training in Australia. It is a not-for-profit, multi-disciplinary fellowship-based body of general surgeons, cosmetic surgeons, plastic surgeons, maxillofacial surgeons, dermatologists, ear nose and throat surgeons, ophthalmologists, and other doctors who have trained in and practice cosmetic medicine and surgery.

Goals:
The primary goal of the ACCSM is to ensure the safe provision of cosmetic medical and cosmetic surgical procedures to the Australian community through the supply of appropriately trained and certified health care practitioners.

The College also seeks to work cooperatively with government and other stakeholders to improve standards and safety and to educate health care consumers and its Fellows and spokespeople are regularly quoted in the media and consulted by federal and state health and consumer regulators.

The ACCSM is the only medical college which provides education and training leading to fellowships specifically in cosmetic medicine and surgery. Fellows of the College are medical doctors who have completed post-graduate education and training and demonstrated competency specifically in cosmetic medicine and surgery. To become an ACCSM Surgical Fellow, doctors must typically complete a minimum of 12 years of dedicated surgical education and training. To become an ACCSM Medical Fellow, doctors must typically complete a minimum of 12 years dedicated medical education and training.