1. Accreditation procedure:
Key steps:
Some countries are considered competent authorities, and thus medical graduates only require a period of supervised training for medical registration in Australia. Graduates from other countries may need to sit the Australian Medical Council Examinations.
3. Differences in application procedure depending on country of origin:
Once an international doctor from any country has full medical registration and permanent residency, the application for specialty programs is the same as local doctors.
4. Ratio between applicants and physicians who finally obtain a residency position:
5. Does everyone who passes the medical license examinations gain a residency position in a hospital?:
Generally doctors who obtain medical registration will find a position to work, though this may initially need to be in an area of need (workforce shortage).
6. Specialties in which it is most difficult to obtain a position:
Currently: dermatology, ophthalmology, anaesthetics, radiology (the lifestyle specialtes) are increasingly competitive. Competitiveness does vary from year to year.
7. Is there a waiting list for medical graduates who want to begin a residency?:
Some people apply for several years in a row to very popular specialties.
8. Countries, except this one, in which the medical residency title is recognized:
Ireland, New Zealand and maybe others.
9. Requirements for international physicians to be able to work in this country after completing their specialization there:
I believe that this is not a problem if the specialty training was completed in Australia.
