US internal medicine physician moving to Australia
Hey guys Australian system seems really confusing from here. I need some help. So far i understand that i can apply for competent authority pathway. I have multiple questions. Please help if you know...
View ArticleForeign Trained Doctor heading to New Zealand?
I'm currently a 4th year in a medical school in Taiwan, and lately I've been thinking about going to New Zealand in the future. From what I understand so far, after I graduate, I would need to take the...
View ArticleIs It Hard to Secure a Spot in Rural Area for International Students?
It seems that many international students do the internship in rural areas. But is it hard to secure a spot in there? And what happens after the internship? Will you be ditched? If international...
View ArticleUsyd vs ANU vs UQ
Hello everyone, Thankfully enough I have been accepted to all the three MD programs I applied. Now I'm trying to decide which school to attend. Background: International student (not a AUS nor a US...
View Articlepostgraduate medical internship
Hello guys, I am an international medical graduate and have graduated from China in last July, I haven't started my postgraduate medical internship yet, I am interested in doing the postgraduate...
View ArticleUQ Medicine (Traditional) Cohort 2019
Hey guys, Im a Canadian, who just got an offer from UQ Med a few days ago. I couldn't find a thread for the 2019 entry, so I thought id just start one! Wondering if any others have accepted or are...
View ArticleCanadian Line of Credit (LOC)
Hey, I got accepted to a school, but CIBC with my parents as co-signers were rejected. I am wondering if there are other alternatives to this issue. I really want to further my education because of my...
View ArticleSpecialist pathway - moving to Australia...help needed!
Hi, I would like to hear some experience/opinion from you guys. I'm a fully trained brazilian surgical oncologist, which is a five year lenght residency program in Brazil. Now, I'm a brazilian board...
View ArticleMedical Elective in Sydney, Australia Medical Insurance?
Hello, I am planning to do a medical elective in Sydney this year and am required to have my own medical indemnity/malpractice insurance. Does anyone in the area know of or have experience purchasing...
View ArticleMPH in Australia
Hi i am a mbbs from India and would love to enroll in a MPH course in Australia. Though there are ranking for US schools, i failed to find any for Australia. I want to have a career in public health...
View ArticleHow long does it take to become a pediatrician in Australia?
I'm trying to find out this information by Googling and it doesn't seem to be very clear and some information even seems conflicting. I've met this person online who claims he's an Australian...
View ArticleQuestion about the UQ-Ochsner match
UQ-O match rate overall is 94%. That is very impressive, but it is only counting the people who successfully passed Steps 1 and 2 and applied to the match. Still, 6% didn't match. So my question is:...
View ArticleInternational Student, Undergrad from US, Applying to Australia
Hey there! As a non-US citizen, studying in Philadelphia, I've come to the decision to apply to med schools in Australia. I was wondering what is the application process like? What do schools look for?...
View ArticleWhat are my chances?
Hi guys, Finally applied/applying for medical school in Australia. I recently completed my Master of Science degree (2 courses + research and thesis) in medicine and am anxious to hear back from...
View ArticleMCAT retakes?
Does anyone know if any Australian schools look at the average of your MCAT attempts or the best score? I'm writing in 3 days and I have been averaging around 503-505 in my FLs. I don't know if I...
View ArticleQuestion for actual Australian people
I'm American, and I'm applying to only American medical schools. However, I listen to many audiobooks and enjoy hearing British accents, other European accents, and also Australian. I'm studying...
View ArticleHave there been changes in Federal Funding for Australia 2019?
I'm not certain that FAFSA eligibility has changed, I am wondering if it has shown differences from previous years. While looking through eligibility requirements I had found the following: University...
View ArticleGraduate Medicine in Aus instead of UK
Hi all I am 34yo and work in finance in the UK. I have been accepted to UK grad med in the past but then got married and had kids and had to delay for a couple of years. The plan has always been to...
View ArticleIs the extra money for UQ/UQ-O Cohort/Melbourne/Flinders, etc really worth it?
I have been looking at Wollongong and Griffith which have tuition costs that are about 60-80k lower when converted to Canadian currency. Is it really worth that extra money to go to...
View ArticleUSMLE Validity in Australia / NZ
Hey guys, I've been searching the internet for about an hour now and got very confusing and contradicting facts. Is there a definite answer whether USMLE steps 1-3 passage, is enough to practice as an...
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