Ireland To Australia

[ShotCalla]

Hello Everyone.

I am an Australian Citizen whose gonna attend RCSI this October. I was wondering if it is possible (and if so how hard it is), to settle down and practice in Australia after graduation? I am lving in Canada right now and have lived here for 4 years but have spent the rest of my life in Australia hence my citizenship.

So is it difficult for an irish grad to dinally settle down in Australia and make a good living?


Thanks a lot folks

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[pitman]

There are various options, but each state will be a bit different on how to do each. If you want to do all post-grad training in Australia, you'll need to get an internship. In Queensland at least, you'd be last on the priority list but it'd be doable:

http://www.health.qld.gov.au/medical/interninfo.asp#Eligibility

Better opportunities though if you come in AFTER internship, either as a House Officer, registrar, or consultant. There are many int'ls in these positions, however policies are different depending on state and I am no expert on them so will defer.

As an Aussie you would be able to practice anywhere (and in private practice), which many docs do to supplement public salary.

 

[DocRuth]

Ireland and Australia have reciprocal training agreements which mean that at various levels of training you can switch between the two systems quite happily. Good luck at RCSI!