Aotearoa NZ Graduate - How to Register

New Zealand graduates who have obtained their qualification from an accredited education programme in medical laboratory science or anaesthetic technology can apply for registration with the Medical Sciences Council.

Please note - you must provide a duly completed application form, along with fee payment, before the Medical Sciences Council will consider your application.

A completed New Zealand trained application may include any number of the following documents:

• Certified copy of your qualification certificate(s)
• Two certificates of standing and experience (personal and professional)
• Evidence of name change
• Updated criminal history from any country or countries you have lived in for 12 months or longer. The Council's provider of international criminal conviction checks is Fit2Work. You'll need to apply and pay for a criminal conviction check for every country you have lived in.
• In additional to the above, if you are applying for registration in a trainee scope of practice, you will need to provide the following information:
  • Evidence of enrolment in a Council-approved training course
  • The clinical site where you will be undertaking your training
  • Name of your supervisor

These documents are a legal requirement and provision of them is non-negotiable.

Are you eligible?

To find out if you're eligible for registration, complete the Eligibility check form.