CLINICAL INTERVIEW - SPECIALISTS

General information:


EXTRA NOTES for: O&G | Anesthetist:

Information For Specialists in OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY

Fellowship Part I

Part I exams are post graduate qualifications and the entry qualifications into a supervised training program.
In Australia the Royal College ( RANZCOG) does not recognise Part I qualifications and you would be offered to commence training as a level 1 registrar.

The catch is that all training posts at that level are taken by Australian applicants and an overseas trained doctor has no ability to compete. Thus the present level of training does not allow Recruit-A-Doc to help place doctors with only Part I as a specialist.

The majority of overseas applicants for O&G posts have a focus on obstetrics and the care of the reproductive woman. In Australia while this is important, there is a large focus on the care of the older woman.

Do you have expertise and a verifiable log book covering at least 2 years, showing that you are able to perform the following operations:

  1. vaginal hysterectomy
  2. abdominal hysterectomy both elective and emergency
  3. anterior vaginal repair
  4. posterior vaginal repair
  5. at least one recognized procedure for incontinence
  6. laparoscopic hysterectomy
  7. laparoscopic oophorectomy, TL and salpingectomy

    Unless you are skilled in these areas the RANZCOG ( Royal Australian New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology) will reject an application.

The other posts are in general practice with an O&G focus.
The model of training that we see in a large number of overseas countries includes undergraduate training of 4-6 years and then a rapid focus after graduation into an area of special skill e.g. O&G.
There is not a formal training or experience in general practice.

We have several positions for doctors with GP and O&G skills, however we need confirmation in the CV visa employment history and/or training that both GP and O& G skill sets are present before we would recommend a clinical interview.

Information For Specialists in ANAESTHESIA

To gain recognition to work as a Specialist you will need evidence of:

1. 4 Years of post graduate specialist training
2. 2 Years of post graduate work under supervision

If your qualifications are not yet at this level, work options may be possible as:
Hospital non specialist anaesthetist or Anaesthetic Registrar.