Hierarchy and Types of Jobs

• Intern
  • The newbie doctors
  • These are supervised positions

• Resident Medical Officer
  • The job and an RMO will almost be the same as an intern, but you are expected to have a bit more knowledge and be more autonomous in your day to day work.
• Registrars
  • Registrars essentially run the show in a hospital, from admitting patients to reviewing sickies and escalating to the consultants.
  • Compared to the UK, the job of a registrar is much more supportive in Australia and consultants are almost always a call away.
• Consultants

It is highly recommended that IMGs complete the intern year in their home country before coming here. At the moment, there are just about enough intern jobs (if not less) for Aussie graduates.  An IMG will very likely have no chance of landing an intern job

Training vs Non Training Jobs

To get into a training position in Australia, you need to find a job/ position that is accredited for training. Once you do so, you will apply to your respective college (For instance, once you get an accredited surgical training post, you need to apply to your college, which in this case is the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons).

Whilst most surgical specialities require you to be working at the level of a registrar to enter training, it is not the same for medical specialities. Every college has their own entry requirements which need to be met in order to enter training.

Please note that you may enter training only AFTER you get General Registration, which means that your first year of work in Australia will be as a non-trainee.