Accreditation Committee

The Podiatry Accreditation Committee (Accreditation Committee) has been appointed by the Podiatry Board of Australia (National Board) to exercise accreditation functions for the profession under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (National Law).

Applications are now open from interested persons for appointment to the Podiatry Accreditation Committee.

Applications are sought from registered health practitioners, educators and individuals with relevant skills, expertise and experience in the delivery of higher education, clinical teaching of students, and/or accreditation within the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (National Scheme) or the health sector.

Applicants must also have a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders.

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, Ahpra and the Podiatry Board of Australia warmly invite Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to apply.

For more information on appointment to the Podiatry Accreditation Committee, please visit the Ahpra Careers - Details - Appointment to health profession Accreditation Committees page.

Committee members 

Dr Meeuwis Boelen

Chair and educationalist member
New South Wales

Ms Alison Bell

Deputy Chair and educationalist member
South Australia

Dr Ryan Causby

Registered practitioner and academic member
South Australia

Dr Vivienne Chuter

Registered practitioner and academic member
New South Wales

Mr Mark Gilheany

Registered practitioner member
Victoria

Dr Peta Tehan

Registered practitioner member
New South Wales

Terms of reference

Under its terms of reference, the Accreditation Committee is responsible for:

Accreditation standards: Developing accreditation standards for podiatry and podiatric surgery programs of study, for approval by the National Board.

Education providers: Assessing and monitoring programs of study and education providers against the accreditation standards.

• Podiatry Accreditation Committee November 2024 – Terms of Reference (323 KB, PDF), Word version (123 KB,DOCX)

The Accreditation Committee is not responsible for setting registration standards, registering health practitioners, or investigating complaints about health practitioners.