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Overseas trained doctors in Australia (OTDs) are medical practitioners who completed their core medical training overseas. Historically, from time to time there has been a shortage of qualified medical practitioners in Australia, especially in rural Australia, [1] and the Australian Government has at times encouraged immigration for such graduates to Australia.
General Practitioners refer to Specialist Medical Practitioners who practice in the AHPRA recognised specialist field of General Practice (or Family Medicine). In Australia, General Practitioners (GPs) are essentially alike family physicians in the United States, who typically fufil the role of a primary care physician that is responsible for ...
The fellowship training programme requires that prospective trainees are registered medical practitioners in Australia and/or New Zealand. [1] Specifically, prospective trainees must have completed a medical degree; completed an intern year; been appointed to an accredited hospital by the college for basic training; discussed their application with, and received approval from, the accredited ...
A Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from a U.S. school accredited by the AACOM; OR; The candidate must also: Be a Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada , which requires passing the MCCQE Part I and Part II; Complete postgraduate training program in allopathic medicine and been evaluated by a recognized authority.
In 2015, Australia had (on average) 3.52 physicians per 1000 population and, in 2022–23, 2.5 hospital bed per 1000 population. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] At the 2011 Australian Census 70,200 medical practitioners (including doctors and specialist medical practitioners) and 257,200 nurses were recorded as currently working. [ 12 ]
Nine foundation professors of 'Community Practice' were appointed between 1974 and 1976. Again, Australia lagged behind the US and the UK who appointed their first professors and chairs of general practice and family medicine in 1967 and 1963 respectively. [26] The foundation professors were: Charles Bridges Webb MD FRACGP, Sydney University.
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Until the 1930s, Australian and New Zealand Physicians had to seek membership of one of the United Kingdom Colleges in London, Glasgow, Ireland or Edinburgh. [ 1 ] In November 1930, a group of physicians met in Melbourne to establish the Association of Physicians of Australasia "for friendship and scientific stimulus", which solely consisted of ...