| ACCLAiM | Australian Collaboration for Clinical Assessment in Medicine project - benchmarks clinical graduate outcomes across four medical course |
| ALM | Advanced Learning in Medicine - Years 4-6 of the MB ChB |
| AMAC | Australian Medical Assessment Collaboration |
| AMSAC | Australian Medical Schools Assessment Collaboration - a group of medical schools using shared assessment materials form embedding in examinations around the mid-point of the medical degree |
| AMC | Australian Medical Council - accrediting body for medical degrees in Australia and New Zealand |
| CMO | Chief Medical Officer (of the hospitals where students are placed) |
| ELM | Early Learning in Medicine -Years 2-3 of the MB ChB |
| IDEAL | International Database for Enhanced Assessments and Learning - a shared medical assessment databank of which a number of Australian medical schools are members. |
| LIME | Leadership in Indigenous Medical Education Network - Australian based network supporting best practice and innovation in indigenous medical education. Otago staff are |
| MDANZ | Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand - oversees a range of projects across medical education, including benchmarking in key areas like completion and diversity |
| MSOD | Medical Schools Outcomes Database |
| PGY1 | Postgraduate Year 1 - first year for junior doctors after qualification |
| QA | Quality assurance |
| QAU | University of Otago Quality Advancement Unit regular reviews of university departments including those contributing to the MB ChB |
| USMLE | United States Medical Licensing Examination - data on how Otago graduates perform in gaining US medical registration |
