Working
in Australia as a doctor
Registration
requirements for medical practice in Australia
English
English
proficiency is one of the most important requirements for a doctor who wishes
to register with the Australian Council of Physicians (ADC). The doctor must
have a grade 7 on the IELTS test before filing the application. This degree
must be obtained in each of the four forms (reading, writing, speaking,
listening) of the IELTS academic test.
General Practitioner (GP)
With regard to a
general practitioner who wishes to practice the medical profession in
Australia, there are two specific ways to do so:
1. Normal route
(passing the ADC test or meeting the direct registration requirements)
There are two
types of doctors:
a. Doctors who have passed the Australian Council of
Doctors (ADC) tests
B. Doctors who qualify directly for full and
unconditional enrollment are graduates of medical schools in Australia or New
Zealand after completing the post-graduate internship. Or doctors who have
passed ADC tests after completing the required training period in Australia.
2. Area of need
doctors
The Objective of
the Area of Need Program
In general, there
is a shortage of doctors licensed to practice the medical profession in
Australia. This shortage was manifested in some states and cities where there
is no large population density. Therefore, the Australian Government has
decided to introduce the Area of Need program to attract physicians from
abroad to work with conditional licensing in regions and states where doctors
are most in need.
What is
the meaning of needy areas?
Areas of need are
areas in some Australian states where there is a severe shortage of doctors.
These areas are usually identified by recruitment agents and state governments
who have been unable to recruit doctors from within Australia in public or
private hospitals.
Most doctors who
are brought to Australia do work in areas of need until they pass ADC tests. To
get work in one of these areas, your doctor must make sure that the area you
want to work in is located in areas classified as (Areas of need).
No doubt the
doctor needs to be licensed to practice medicine in one of these areas.
Therefore, a conditional registration is usually granted until it meets all the
requirements for full or unconditional registration. This conditional
registration relates to the job and the territory in which it is located. It
should be noted that in this case the doctor cannot benefit from this
registration for another job in another area or hospital without re-applying
for another conditional registration (another visa etc.) to be granted based on
the new job.
A doctor who does
not have the required practical experience must enter a general practitioner
training program in Australia in order to obtain a Royal Australian College of
General Practitioners (FRACGP) Fellowship.
3-Year
Alternative Program on Passing ADC Tests
This method is an
alternative to passing ADC tests as it allows the assessment of the experience
of a general practitioner who wishes to obtain permanent residence at the Royal
Australian College of General Practitioner (RACGP).
Doctors are
categorized into five groups based on postgraduate experience. The general
practitioner is usually classified in one of the first to third groups.
The doctor should
work in a rural village or area in Australia that has been classified as one of
the areas with long-term deficiencies. Therefore, the doctor needs to obtain a
conditional registration to work in villages and rural areas for 5 years.
Therefore, the doctor can work as a general practitioner anywhere in Australia
after meeting the following:
1-Complete 5
years of work in a rural area
2. Obtain Royal
Australian College of General Practitioners Fellowship with the possibility of
assisting in the preparation of the tests scheduled for this (the type of
assistance varies from state to state, depending on the amount of need for
doctors in the rural area)
3. Fulfill all
the conditions required by the state government
4. Obtain permanent residence in Australia
