Acronyms

Please find a list of the most commonly held qualification acronyms and their meaning. This list is not exhaustive and we recommend contacting the individual member for further clarification.
FRACS Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
MBBS, MBChB Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
BM, BMed, MB Bachelor of Medicine
BS Bachelor of Surgery
BSc Bachelor of Sciences
MS Master of Surgery
MM, MMed Master of Medicine
BMedSci, BMedSc, BSc(Med), BMSc Bachelor of Medical Sciences
MD Doctor of Medicine
PhD Doctor of Philosophy
BPharm Bachelor of Pharmacy
BAO Baccalaureus in Arte Obstetricia (Bachelor of Obstetrics)
DipAnat Diploma of Anatomy
PG DipSurgAnat Post Graduate Diploma in Surgical Anatomy
GradDipSurgAnat Graduate Diploma in Surgical Anatomy
GAICD Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
FACS Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
FCPS Fellow of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
FRCS, FRCSE, FRCSED, FRCS(ed) Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of England
EBOPRAS European Board of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
LRCP Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians
LRCS Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons