it is very easy to get a job in sydney in a major centre if you apply early enough. Just don't expect them to want to keep you longer than a year or two. They have a shortage of juniors therfore are very happy to have you as an intern or early resident but to stay longer than that becomes very tricky. The major centres in Sydney include Royal North Shore Hospital, Prince of Wales Hospital, St Vincents and Royal Prince Alfred, all are big tertiary referral centres with good reputations. Just look up their numbers on the net and give them a call

I am doing a year incorporating, emergency, ICU, and surgery. Opthalmology posts are hard to come by as they are few and are filled by australians.

I am actually a US citizen that has trained and lived most of my life in the UK. With good USMLE Step 1 scores, an average step 2 score and a reasonable CV which would include some Ophthal research is it still impossible for me to get onto an ophthal residency post, please give me an honest opinion as like i said earlier i need to know if i will be banging my head against a brick wall.


cheers avs