residency programs ( ENT) in australia, can you help??

[NoorAlIman]

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Hi every body

I am doctor finished my internship at 7 aug 2007 and now I have scholarship to go to austraila to do ENT fellowship ( residency and fellow)
can you help me to find information about the residency program in ENT in australia and the requirement for application

how many years the program ?

when start usually the program in which mounth of year?

thank you

 

[Leforte]

To become an ENT in the Australian system one completes the following training:

1 year Internship
2 years basic surgical training
complete part I of the fellowship exam in basic surgical skills
apply for an ENT position
4 years ENT training
Sit Part II of the fellowship exam

As a foreign physician - good luck trying to get a spot. There are ~15 spots per year nationwide and it is one of the most sought after specialties. Many Aussies who want to go into ENT end up spending a couple years in the lab in order to secure a position between their basic surgical training and their ENT years. Although I am not in their system, I think it would be very, very difficult to find a position for someone with primary medical qualifications from a country other than Australia.

There are several fellowships in H&N, Peds, Neurotology which are highly regarded internationally. These are more attainable for a foreign physician, but to get these, one must, of course, already be a trained ENT in their own home country. Several do not provide financial support so you would need to fund your stay on your own.

Also, there is a 10 year moratorium on obtaining provider numbers for foreign trained physicians - what this means is that you would need to be in an area of need in order to obtain a license (and get reimbursed under the national health care system, medicare)- not sure if this would apply to training positions.

Go to www.surgeons.org which explains this in more depth.