Registration and Endorsement

The list of registration fees set by the Podiatry Board of Australia.

Find downloadable registration forms, supporting documents and common application forms.

How and when to renew your registration.

Information about general registration as a podiatrist.

Information about specialist registration as a podiatric surgeon.

Information about non-practising registration.

Information about student registration.

Information for practitioners with overseas qualifications in podiatry or podiatric surgery who wish to apply for registration as a podiatrist and/or podiatric surgeon in Australia.

Endorsement of registration identifies practitioners with additional qualifications and specific expertise. The endorsement available for podiatry is scheduled medicines.

The Podiatry Board of Australia’s revised registration standard for endorsement for scheduled medicines and associated guidelines came into effect on 1 August 2018.

The revised registration standard and guidelines apply to podiatrists and podiatric surgeons applying for endorsement for scheduled medicines after 1 August 2018.

FAQ are available to help practitioners understand the new registration standard and guidelines.

Templates and a Prescribing Self Assessment Tool are also available to support practitioners using Pathway B of the registration standard to endorsement.

Watch our videos for practitioners and their mentors

Watch our two videos about Pathway B to endorsement for scheduled medicines and discover what you and your mentor need to do during your period of supervised practice.

Video: Endorsement for scheduled medicines – key steps for Pathway B

Video: Key information about the mentor role under Pathway B

Related documents

Forms

There are specific forms for practitioners applying to have their registration endorsed for scheduled medicines.

• The form to use when you are applying to commence supervised practice under Pathway B is - Application to commence supervised practice - Endorsement for scheduled medicines Pathway B - AASP-70
• The form to use when you are submitting clinical studies for initial assessment under Pathway B is - Clinical studies submission form - Endorsement for scheduled medicines pathway B - CSSF-70
• The form to use when you are applying to have your registration endorsed for scheduled medicines is - Application for endorsement of registration for scheduled medicines – AESM-70

There are also forms to complete if you need to change your mentor or if you want to apply for an extension of time to complete your period of supervised practice under Pathway B.

The forms are available on our Forms page.

Approved online case studies

One of the requirements under Pathway B of the Board’s Registration standard: Endorsement for scheduled medicines (ESM registration standard) is the successful completion of 15 online case studies approved by the Board.

The Board has approved the following online case studies for the purpose of Pathway B of the ESM registration standard:

1. Online case studies offered by LaTrobe University.
2. Web-based case studies offered by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) as part of the Graduate Certificate in Podiatric Therapeutics.

Ministerial approval letter

Endorsement for scheduled medicines subject to a condition

An endorsement for scheduled medicines may be subject to a condition. For more information please visit the Endorsement for schedule medicines subject to a condition page.

Information about endorsement for acupuncture.

The Podiatry Board of Australia’s (Board) Professional capabilities for podiatrists and Professional capabilities for podiatric surgeons (professional capabilities) identify the knowledge, skills and professional attributes needed to safely and competently practise as a podiatrist or podiatric surgeon in Australia.

Information about audit.