I am an IMG trained in El Salvador in Central America, my idea is to take the MCQ later this year (around November) but I'm a little confused with the whole process and was hopping that some of you could help me to get more accurate information.
First of all, doctorconnect says that since I'm already a doctor i need to apply for a temporary work visa; which I can't because I'm not AMC certified yet; so that means I'll have to get an student visa first (either subclass 574 or 575) and I don't even know what the difference is betwen them or if there's another one that I need to ask for.
Second, getting a medical degree in my country takes a little more than the average ammount of time anywhere else (for what i've heard at least); I just graduated after 6 years of study, 1 year of internship and another year working for the government of my country. So I'm not sure if i have to repeat my intern year once I get there. And following the same line, I know that in some territories/cities like Sydney, Melbourne and recently Brisbane, you need to have succesfully passed both AMC tests; but I also remember reading somewhere that there were some places where you could start working with just you MCQ, do you guys know anything about this? or have any link I can visit to clarify some of my doubts?
And at last, my main interest at the momment is Surgery, so far I've been in a couple observerships worldwide, have 2 articles published as well, and I'm willing to spend the next 6-10 years of my life stuck in a hospital to become a plastic surgeon
Can anyone tell me how difficult is it to get into a Surgery Residency in there? not necessarily in Sydney or Melbourne; to be honest Royal Perth Hospital is my first choice so far but I'd love feedback from anywhere.
Any information would be greatly apreciated
Thanx for your time
First of all, doctorconnect says that since I'm already a doctor i need to apply for a temporary work visa; which I can't because I'm not AMC certified yet; so that means I'll have to get an student visa first (either subclass 574 or 575) and I don't even know what the difference is betwen them or if there's another one that I need to ask for.
Second, getting a medical degree in my country takes a little more than the average ammount of time anywhere else (for what i've heard at least); I just graduated after 6 years of study, 1 year of internship and another year working for the government of my country. So I'm not sure if i have to repeat my intern year once I get there. And following the same line, I know that in some territories/cities like Sydney, Melbourne and recently Brisbane, you need to have succesfully passed both AMC tests; but I also remember reading somewhere that there were some places where you could start working with just you MCQ, do you guys know anything about this? or have any link I can visit to clarify some of my doubts?
And at last, my main interest at the momment is Surgery, so far I've been in a couple observerships worldwide, have 2 articles published as well, and I'm willing to spend the next 6-10 years of my life stuck in a hospital to become a plastic surgeon
Can anyone tell me how difficult is it to get into a Surgery Residency in there? not necessarily in Sydney or Melbourne; to be honest Royal Perth Hospital is my first choice so far but I'd love feedback from anywhere.Any information would be greatly apreciated
Thanx for your time
