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Overview
This page is based upon information provided by
The Royal Australian
College of Physicians (from here and later on this page referred to as
'the College').
This information is intended as a starting point for
non-Australian physicians looking to obtain license to practice medicine
in Australia. For more
detailed information, contact other organizations
directly, in particular the following: the
hospitals; State and Territory Medical Boards; and the Department of
Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA). Links to these
organizations are provided at the end of the page.
In general, your eligibility to undertake
training/practice in Australia is dependent upon a number of factors,
including your resident status; previous training and experience; and
eligibility for registration with the State and Territory Medical Boards.
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Temporary Residents Seeking to Undertake Training in Australia
If you are seeking to enhance your experience and
expertise and are not interested in pursuing a qualification or
certification in an area of medicine/paediatrics, then you do not need to
join the College’s training program. Temporary residents who are seeking
to undertake training in Australia are required to obtain an appropriate
position in a hospital. This is usually done through a clinical or
medical superintendent in the hospitals. Temporary residents are
generally required to hold an Occupational Training Visa and the
hospital will contact the College for approval of the proposed training
program, prior to it seeking a visa on the applicant’s behalf. It
should be noted that the College’s approval is obtained for visa and
registration purposes only. This approval does not relate to the
applicant’s eligibility to join the College’s training program.
The hospital will also
contact the relevant State Medical Board in relation to your eligibility
for conditional/temporary registration. It should be noted that you will
be required to finalise your registration upon your arrival in Australia.
While the College is unable
to assist you in this process, contact details for the College’s
University Teaching Hospitals and General Teaching Hospitals can be
obtained from the College’s website at
http://www.racp.edu.au/amtrain/basic/basic.htm
or
http://www.racp.edu.au/paed/basic/index.htm .
Contact details for the State and Territory Medical Boards
are
given at the end of the page.
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Temporary Residents Seeking to Join the Training Program of the Royal
Australian College of Physicians
If the aim of your visit is
to complete the College’s training program and you will be working in a
University Teaching Hospital or General Teaching Hospital, you will need
to register with the College. To commence this process, you
must be working in a recognised training position in
Australia. You will then
be required to forward an application to the College for assessment of
your previous training and experience.
The following should be
included with your application:
- A detailed
curriculum vitae (including information relating to your previous
training and experience);
- Certified copies
of your qualifications; and
- Confirmation of
employment from the hospitals where you completed your training.
The application should be
addressed and sent to the following:
Chairman,
Committee for Physician Training OR
Committee for Paediatric Physician Training (for Paediatric
applicants).
Address: The
Royal Australasian College of Physicians,
145 Macquarie Street, SYDNEY NSW 2000
For your information, the College’s training program is
of six years duration and comprises three years of Basic Training, the
FRACP Written and Clinical Examinations, and three years of Advanced
Training in a subspecialty of your interest.
The Committee for Physician Training/Committee for
Paediatric Physician Training (CPT/CPPT,
respectively) may accept
some of your previous training, however, it may
also be possible that you will need to undertake the entire physician
training program. The College’s training program is outlined in the
College handbooks Requirements for Physician Training, Adult Internal
Medicine, 2000 and Requirements for Physician Training,
Paediatrics, 2000. These can be obtained from
the College’s website. A list of accredited
University Teaching Hospitals and General Teaching Hospitals is included
on the website. The CPT/CPPT will determine whether or not you are
eligible to sit the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of
Physicians (FRACP)
Written and Clinical Examinations and when you will be eligible to sit
the Examinations. Upon success in the Examinations, Advanced Training may
commence.
Fellowship of the Royal
Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) is conferred upon completion of
all of the above requirements.
For further information concerning the College’s
training program, please contact:
Adult Medicine
Ms.
Radmila Jancic
Phone: (02) 9256 5425
Fax: (02) 9252 3310
Email: radmila.jancic@racp.edu.au
Paediatrics and Child Health
Ms.
Adele Ryan
Phone: (02) 9256 5445
Fax: (02) 9252 3310
Email: adele.ryan@racp.edu.au
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Unconditional
Registration in Australia
If your basic medical degree was conferred overseas and
you are seeking to obtain unconditional registration in Australia, you are
required to pass the Australian Medical Council (AMC) Examinations.
If you are
able to obtain temporary registration and a position in a University
Teaching Hospital or General Teaching Hospital in Australia, prior to
passing the AMC Examinations, you may approach the
Committee for Physician
Training/Committee for Paediatric Physician Training (CPT/CPPT,
respectively) for
assessment of your previous experience and training (see
above). If you do not manage to complete the requirements for
training of the College however, and your temporary registration expires,
you will need to complete the AMC Examinations before you will be able to
continue in the College’s training program.
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Specialist Registration for Overseas Trained Physicians/Paediatricians
Overseas
trained doctors, who hold qualifications that allow practice and
recognition as a specialist in their own country and who are seeking to
practise, usually on a permanent basis in Australia, have been granted
an alternative pathway to conditional registration to practise in their
area of specialty. This involves application to the Australian Medical
Council (AMC). The AMC then refers the application to the relevant
College for assessment. Further information relating to this pathway
can be obtained from the AMC.
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Links to Regulatory
Organizations
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