Australia’s Expedited Specialist Pathway lets eligible overseas specialists — from the UK, Ireland, and New Zealand — gain specialist registration after just 6 months of supervised practice, with no college assessment required. Here’s everything you need to know.
New for 2026. A couple of years ago I wrote this post which was an update of this post. Both of which reflected the fact that according to the Australian Taxation office doctors are extremely well paid in Australia. This blog is both an update to both of those posts, with a focus on specialty…
Applying for Surgical Education and Training (SET training) is one of the biggest milestones in a surgical career. It’s long, competitive, and often emotionally draining. Every pathway looks different — but the preparation themes are universal. Getting onto SET training reflects years of commitment, resilience, and deliberate professional growth. Here are the eleven things I…
Preparing for the RACS SET Interview: Your Ultimate Preparation Guide to Interview Training for Surgical Specialties SET Program Selection The RACS SET Interview selections are arguably the most competitive specialty selection interviews in Australia and New Zealand with only about 1 in 4 to 1 in 5 candidates succesful each year. Having coached over 60…
Of all the medical specialties surgeons have the reputation of being the most confident and competitive. At face value, these are traits you would definitely want to have for someone operating on you. So it’s not surprising that the process to become a surgeon in Australia, or gaining entry into surgical training is one of,…
A couple of years ago I wrote this post reflecting the fact that according to the Australian Taxation office doctors are extremely well paid in Australia. This blog is both an update to that post. But also a focus on who are the highest paid doctors in Australia? This time I am going to try…
Are you a current medical student or an international medical graduate thinking about doing specialty training in Australia? The entry requirements for specialty training and how to go about applying to specialty colleges can be extremely confusing. This guide summarises the key entry requirements for specialty training and pathways for training with all 15 specialty…
For psychiatrists, Australia presents excellent job prospects. And it really has been this way for a long, long time. As a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) you can literally work anywhere in Australia and pretty much in any particular field, whether that be general psychiatry or something specific…
One of the most frequent questions I receive from doctors from overseas is “How do I get into residency training in Australia?” Becoming a specialist doctor is generally a very rewarding pathway, which can afford a lot of independence and financial stability and is probably the ultimate aim of most doctors in Australia So I…
In this post, I want to go over a few of the common mistakes that I see specialists from other countries make when going through the process of applying to work via the specialist pathway in Australia. If you are reading this post. You are probably a specialist doctor in another country who is thinking…
Now that Australia appears to have succeeded in dealing successfully with the initial impact of COVID-19 and getting ourselves prepared, there are signs of society returning to some sort of “more normal”. Many doctors, myself included are returning their minds back towards the medical career process. With all the disruptions to the health system and…
Not surprisingly, one of the more popular topics on this blog is the subject of income for doctors. We have recently written about how much an Intern is paid and how much a Resident is paid. Of particular interest to many is how much a doctor earns when they have completed all their training and…
*This post has been updated to reflect the current statistics for medical practitioners as per the Medical Board of Australia June 2022. If you are a doctor from another country entering Australia. Unless that country is a country like the United Kingdom or United States, you are probably a little confused by what the specialist…
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