Thread: surgery residency in australia

heyeveryone my name is colombo and im a germany medical resident in my 2nd year (means in my second year in clinical experience)

i am trying to find a surgery residency for about 2 years (or longer) in australia.

i am really confused about all the different terms to our system.

rmo, registrar, consult. it is hard for me to find the right job i have to aply for. rmo? rmo2? rmo2? registrar?

please can you explain the different stages in a hospital system? and what it needs to qualify for.

i need 2 years in surgery as part of my specialisation in orthopedics here in germany i have 20 month experience in orthopedic surgery (18 month aip=internship plus now 2 month as an assistent doctor=rmo???)

maybe there is someone so kind in explaining the australian medical system to me.

what does an aussie resident need to do to become an orthopedic surgeon???

in germany we need at the moment about 6 years after graduation experience in the field that you want to specialise in. thats about it and in the end you have 1 specialisation exam. and... tada .. you are specialised.

how does this work in australia? i heard there are many more exams to do .(does it cost alot? where can i find information?.. ???

maybe you can direct me into the right direction or recomend a book to read about medical career planing in australia.

thanks alot to relief my confusion
cheers
colombo

First of all to become a orthapaedic surgeon you have to be an Australian Permenant resident or have an Australian citizenship.

Next you have to complete at least one year of internship or what's known as an "intern" here.

Then after that if you qualify to do surgery you apply to become a surgery registrar, now you can do this after only one year of internship, though most people either choose to gain more experience to decide what they mean, or don't get accepted. Thus they stay on as "RMO" which are essentially interns that haven't become registrars ie haven't gotten into a training program.

Now you can become an orthapaedic surgeon directly after your first year of internship, though for certain types of surgery like cardiovascular, you first have to become a general surgeon, then continue on to become a cardiovascular surgeon...etc.

Finally surgery is one of the most popular programs here, thus unlike in the US it's relatively hard to get into. Other programs like Rads, Gas etc. are considered less desirable and thus are relatively easy to get into.

Hope that helped a bit.

i hope people will be kind enough to guide me regarding post graduation study in australia.
i am Dr.Pradeep Singh i am an indian medical graduate who has graduated in 2002 presently is an rmo incharge of an iccu .
i intend to pursue my post graduation in australia. i want to know that after i alear my exams of australian med council i am suppossed to go for an year of internship- do i get paid in that duration and what are the chances that i can get to study in post graduate course in australia. i would like to settle there if given a chance

hi my name is Lamia. I am a 3rd year resident in general surgery in Italy.
PLanning to spend 1 or more years of my 6yrs residency in australia.
First, you don't have to be a permanent resident. You can get a temporary visa.
Then I really don't think you can apply as intern. If you pass the exam you can apply as house officer. You already did your internship in germani in your PGY1 I guess, as I did. Of course we are not doing it twice.
We want to spend a limited amount of time there so we don't need to do the same things they do, unless you want to take the australian residency too. But I am not interested.
However, refer to your embassy and ask them.

hello there all,
im a newly registred memeber on this site,my name is Adham and im an egyptian and i am hoping that someone cud give me advice on how to apply for a surgical residency post there in australia???,im a medical intern at the moment;i've graduated from egypt and now im in saudi arabia finishing up my internship yr by this coming september and i need to know if there is the slightest opportunity for me to work there in surgery;to find a post after my internship yr;if its possible then what requirements shud i fullfil inorder to meet them????
pls. i cud really use all the info. anyone can kindly offer me...
thanks to all...