Just a Hypothetical

[JLTmsu]

Im a United states citizen who is planing on going to a medical school in the U.S, doing residency in anesthesia (hopefully). The plan is that once I become a certified anesthesiologist in the U.S to move to New Zealand and practice there. I was wonder if this plan sounds realistic? if you have a better option? or if you just have any suggestions.
Thanks!

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[qldking]

You and just about every other American trained doctor has this same exit strategy in Obama's America.

 

[Medstart108]

You and just about every other American trained doctor has this same exit strategy in Obama's America.

This is laughable. You know nothing about Obamacare, and funny how you failed to mention the thousands of people who would love to get into the US to become a doctor every year.... through the match.

The number wanting in is maybe 100x greater than the number wanting out.

 

[JLTmsu]

My reason for leaving the U.S has nothing to do with obama care so lets not make this thread a discussion about that.

 

[Medstart108]

Back on topic, i think it is realistic. It clearly leaves a good back up, i.e. practice in the US. I believe it can be done.

 

[pitman]

Sounds realistic, with caveat.

You would be assessed here under the Specialist Pathway, which means that the college (ANZCA) itself would be assessing your accreditation and you'd be able to get out of much of the onerous (AMC) route taken by non-specialist IMGs. It may be that the college will expect you to have x number of years' experience as an anaesthetist in the US first, and likely that you would have to do a year of supervision as part of the process, but you'd need to contact ANZCA for details.

Note however that Australia has a glut of anaesthetists, and it's getting difficult to get jobs, particularly in NSW and Victoria. I have no idea about NZ, though the pay would be much less.

The college's formal regs for getting recognition are here:
http://www.anzca.edu.au/resources/regulations/regulation-list/regulation-23.html